President Trump Appoints James R. Murphy NLRB Chairman

[Omaha Steve]

Source: NLRB

March 27, 2026

President Donald J. Trump has designated Board Member James R. Murphy Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board.

“I wish to thank President Trump for putting his trust in me to serve as Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board. I am looking forward to working with my colleagues Member Prouty and Member Mayer, and all NLRB employees to protect and advance the rights of American workers,” said Chairman Murphy.

Chairman Murphy was nominated by President Trump to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board. He was sworn in as a Member on January 7, 2026, for a term expiring on December 16, 2027.

Mr. Murphy returned to the Board after a distinguished career at the National Labor Relations Board with over 47 years of service. Mr. Murphy began at the Board as a student law clerk in 1974 and served as counsel to numerous Board members over the decades. Most recently, he served as Chief Counsel to former Chairman Marvin Kaplan.

Chairman Murphy received his J.D. from American University and his B.A. from Princeton University. He and his wife Karen have been married for over fifty years. They have three adult children and four grandchildren.

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Established in 1935, the National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects employees from unfair labor practices and protects the right of private sector employees to join together, with or without a union, to improve wages, benefits and working conditions. The NLRB conducts hundreds of workplace elections and investigates thousands of unfair labor practice charges each year.


Read more: https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/president-trump-appoints-james-r-murphy-nlrb-chairman

[Phoenix61]

1. What's the catch. He seems to be qualified. nt

[Omaha Steve]

2. He has an ANTI-UNION background

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[popsdenver]

3. The kiss of death

for all unions in the U.S. starting with the Unions they would love to destroy the most......the United States Postal Service Union and government workers unions.............

Just recall the un-fathomable amount of Damage already done to the USPS by DeJoy...........it is dubious that the USPS will survive, thanks to DeJoy...........damage that will throw all the USPS work to private Corporations like UPS and FedEx, as well as destroy the USPS union.....

I recently took a small package to UPS and literally choked at their new ludicrous pricing, so I took it to the post office like I normally do......