Trump replaces chairman at troubled NLRB

By Sean Higgins

Published April 13, 2018 6:17pm ET

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Trump replaces chairman at troubled NLRB — Lauren McGarity McFerran was approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Tuesday to be the newest member of the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that enforces labor law. (AP Photo) | (Jon Elswick/AP)

President Trump announced Thursday night that newly confirmed National Labor Relations Board Member John Ring would serve as chairman, replacing current Chairman Marvin Kaplan, who was not serving in any temporary or acting capacity.

The move prompted speculation regarding Kaplan’s apparent demotion, with some seeing it as an effort to calm things at the agency, which has had a troubled few months.

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