An agreement reached on July 16, 2013, between Senate Democrats and Republicans to avoid filibuster reform should result in four new members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the reappointment of its controversial chair, Mark Gaston Pearce. Concerned over lengthy delays with confirmation of seven of President Barack Obama’s nominees, including five appointments to the NLRB, Democrats threatened to use the so-called “nuclear option” on Senate rules, a change that would have drawn Republicans ire and stalled major legislation.
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