On Friday August, 7, 2026, the U.S. Senate confirmed two nominees to the National Labor Relations Board. This change brings the number of NLRB members to four, up one from the three-member total it has had since December 2025. The newly confirmed members are Republican James Macy and Democrat David Prouty. Prouty was already a member of the Board and was nominated for a second term.

The timing of these confirmations was crucial to keep the Board’s three-member quorum, because Prouty’s term was set to expire this month. In addition to maintaining the three-member quorum, the recent confirmations are important because they change the composition of the Board to a 3-1 Republican majority. This new majority will permit the Board to overturn precedent, something that was very unlikely under the prior three-member Board, which included Democrat Prouty.

With the confirmations, the current members of the Board are:

• Chairman James R. Murphy, a Republican, designated as Chairman on March 26, 2026 by President Trump. His term expires on December 16, 2027.
• Scott A. Mayer, a Republican and former Chief Labor Counsel of The Boeing Company, who was sworn in in January 2026. His term expires on December 16, 2029
• David Prouty, a Democrat who was nominated by President Biden in 2021. Prouty’s term was set to expire in August 2026, but he has now been newly confirmed and will begin a second term.

The normally five-member board has one position that remains open after Friday’s...

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