Trump chooses Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as his pick for Labor secretary

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN Politics

Updated 11:24 PM EST, Fri November 22, 2024


CNN — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday threw a curveball to business-friendly conservatives by announcing Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Labor.

A favorite of Teamsters President Sean O’Brien, Chavez-DeRemer is considered one of the most labor-friendly Republicans in Washington – and one of the few GOP members of Congress to co-sponsor the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, legislation stuck in committee that would gut right-to-work laws in nearly 30 states and make it easier for workers to unionize. Its companion bill in the Senate was introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders, the progressive firebrand from Vermont.

“Lori’s strong support from both the Business and Labor communities will ensure that the Labor Department can unite Americans of all backgrounds behind our Agenda for unprecedented National Success - Making America Richer, Wealthier, Stronger and more Prosperous than ever before!” Trump said in a statement.

O’Brien on Friday night praised the pick and said in a post on X the Teamsters are “ready to work with (Chavez-DeRemer) every step of the way to expand good union jobs and rebuild our nation’s middle class.”

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/politics/lori-chavez-deremer-labor-secretary-trump/index.html

[Rastapopoulos]

1. As a labor market economist, this is encouraging

But still concerned that Trump may try to 'improve' the Bureau of Labor Statistics or Employment and Training Administration.

[vsrazdem]

2. Getting another republican out of congress is okay by me.

[Jose Garcia]

5. She was not reelected

[vsrazdem]

6. Darn.

[moniss]

3. I'm thinking she is

a sacrificial lamb. He put her up there to give the Senate GQP somebody they can reject while accepting others and it gives them cover to claim to not be a rubber stamp.

[mommymarine2003]

4. She lost her election. She was going to be out of Congress anyway.

She only served one term in Congress. Oregonians chose to elect Janelle Bynum, a Democrat and Oregon's first black congressperson. I am thankful I don't have to see Chavez-DeRemer's commercials anymore. I don't see her having the qualifications to be Labor Secretary. She will just do Trump's bidding like all the others.

[Polybius]

7. For a Republican, her record on labor is actually quite good

Sean O'Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, praised the selection in a social media post, writing that "North America's strongest union is ready to work with you every step of the way to expand good union jobs and rebuild our nation's middle class."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-selects-rep-lori-chavez-deremer-labor-secretary/

[charliea]

8. F**K!

Oregon rejected her re-election effort, and flipped her seat. I thought she was gone, drat!

[LudwigPastorius]

9. Window dressing

The National Labor Relations Board has much more power than the Secretary of Labor, and I’ll bet you that Trump is going to, illegally, fire the labor-sympathetic Democratic chair if she gets reappointed by the Senate.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trumps-chance-to-alter-labor-law-turns-on-nlrb-chairs-tenure