On August 7, 2026, the Senate confirmed current National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) Member David Prouty to a second term – Member Prouty was first appointed to the Board in 2021 by President Biden – and confirmed James Macy to fill one of two vacant Board seats.

Mr. Macy’s appointment marks an important shift in the Board’s composition. Republican appointees now will hold a majority on the NLRB. Thus, the Board will almost certainly revisit and likely reverse or modify some of the controversial union-friendly decisions issued by prior Boards. (Until now, Republican appointees James Murphy and Scott Mayer have followed the Board’s long-standing practice of refraining from overturning precedent without at least three affirmative votes.)

Some of the cases expected to be reassessed by the new Republican majority Board include:

• Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC (2023) – Created a more union-friendly procedure for union recognition without any election. Requires employers to bargain with unions upon majority card support without an election and imposes remedial bargaining for minor ULPs during election campaigns.

• Stericycle, Inc. (2023) – Set an employee-friendly standard for reviewing employee handbook policies. Under this standard, a work rule is presumed unlawful if a reasonable employee could view it as chilling their NLRA rights. This standard has created challenges for employers who wish to implement certain policies regarding professional conduct...

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