Federal Respondents: New NLRB Members Could Moot Macy’s Union Lockout Case Petition

( April 22, 2026, 3:06 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In light of the confirmation of two new National Labor Relations Board members that could lead to reanalysis of a decision holding that Macy’s Inc. violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it locked workers out without providing the conditions necessary to avoid a lockout and ordered payment of broad “consequential damages,” the federal government is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Macy’s, vacate the split appellate court decision that led to the petition and remand the case for further consideration....