On Aug. 1, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee voted to advance two nominees to the National Labor Relations Board. Democrat Lauren McFerran's nomination to serve another term as chair passed in a party-line vote, 11-10. The nomination of Republican Josh Ditelberg passed with a bipartisan vote of 18-3. A full Senate vote on these two nominations is not yet scheduled.

The ABC-led Coalition for a Democratic Workplace issued a statement on the vote, saying:

“Chair Sanders chose to hold this vote without providing his colleagues any opportunity to publicly question Lauren McFerran about her troubling record. Her tenure on the Board has included condemnations from federal courts, OIG reports criticizing the NLRB for ‘gross mismanagement’ under her watch and bipartisan rejection of her policies by Congress. 

“Moreover, this nomination is an attempt by the Biden administration to control the Board’s agenda for years into the next administration, regardless of who wins the election.

“The Board’s mismanagement and malfeasance under McFerran’s leadership should disqualify her from confirmation. CDW strongly urges the full Senate to reject her nomination.”

CDW sent letters to the HELP Committee in and urging members to reject McFerran's nomination due to the Board's mismanagement and malfeasance under her leadership, her extreme policy agenda, and the decision by comittee chair Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to break with long-standing precedent and not hold a confirmation hearing on her nomination.

CDW will continue to reach out to Senate offices to educate them about McFerran's record on the Board and urge them to reject her nomination.