An unusual presidential memorandum may signal President Obama is having second thoughts about the former union lawyer he nominated to lead the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

The White House published a “succession plan” for the agency on Oct. 17, 2014, directing that, should FMCS be without a permanent director, as it is now, the senior deputy director should serve as acting director.

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