Trump picks Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon for labor secretary - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : "Chavez-DeRemer's selection was a surprise in Washington and marked an unusual nod toward the labor movement, whose rank-and-file members often embraced Trump during the election.
63% : Teamsters President Sean O'Brien thanked Trump in a post on the social media platform X on Friday, and said that he had "put words into action," after meeting with the union earlier this year.
55% : Chavez-DeRemer was one of only three House Republicans to co-sponsor the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, known as the Pro Act, a package of legislation that promised the biggest expansion to labor rights since the New Deal.
42% : Under Trump, the agency's leadership has been expected to promote a more business-friendly agenda and reverse Biden-era efforts to champion unions.
36% : "We were alarmed by press reports that President-Elect Trump is considering Rep. Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor," Kristen Swearingen, chair of the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, said in a statement after news broke that Trump was considering Chavez-DeRemer.

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