US EditionTrump Nominates Pro-Labor Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor Secretary
- Chavez-DeRemer, a one-term congresswoman, co-sponsored a version of the PRO Act to expand labor protections.
- Despite some labor leaders' skepticism, the Washington Post noted strong opposition from powerful business groups to her leadership.
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Will Trump’s pick for Labor Secretary be able to act on her pro-union ideas?
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer participates in a local round table in Oregon City, Oregon, on October 9, 2024. | Jordan Gale/Washington Post via Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Labor Secretary, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), is a pro-union Republican, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Trump’s administration will be pro-worker. Although Cabinet secretaries can do their best to influence the commander-in-chief, they ultimately ha…
He has surprisingly included a Republican close to the labor force in his future government. Now it depends on how much influence he will grant Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
Trump's controversial pick for Labor secretary.
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Trump’s labor-secretary pick backs unions, but here’s why they aren’t celebrating just yet
While President-elect Donald Trump has tapped pro-union Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to serve as secretary of his Labor Department, supporters of unions are taking a wait-and-see approach toward his selection of the Republican congresswoman from Oregon.
President-elect Donald Trump continues to court the working class after his electoral victory. To head the Labor Department in his second term he has elected an open defender of union activity. It is Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Oregon’s Latino legislator who lost re-election in November, but made clear her position on workers’ rights in Washington, something that could clash with traditional alliances between the Republican Party and the top levels of …
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