Trump keeps Obama's pick for Labor Relations Board as Acting Chairman
buzzz worthy. . . On Jan. 23, President Donald Trump named Board Member Philip A. Miscimarra Acting Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board. Miscimarra has served as a Board Member since August 7, 2013. He was nominated by President Obama on April 9, 2013, and he was approved unanimously by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on May 22, 2013. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 30, 2013, and his current term expires on December 16, 2017. Two Board Member seats are currently vacant. “It is an honor to be named NLRB Acting Chairman by the President,” Miscimarra said. “I remain committed to the task that Congress has assigned to the Board, which is to foster stability and to apply the National Labor Relations Act in an even-handed manner that serves the interests of employees, employers and unions throughout the country.