In a blow to organized labor, outgoing Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have voted against President Biden’s renomination of Lauren McFerran for another five-year term as chair of the National Labor Relations Board, preventing Democrats from locking in their current 3-2 majority on the federal board through 2026. Sinema and Manchin’s “no” votes, along with the opposition of Republican senators, means the NLRB will almost certainly come under control of Republicans after Trump takes office. The NLRB is charged with protecting workers’ right to organize, and settling disputes between unions and employers, including anti-labor megacorporations like Amazon and Starbucks.