{"id":2372455,"date":"2024-11-23T04:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T09:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-could-further-union-shift-with-new-labor-secretary-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-23T04:38:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T09:38:24","slug":"trump-could-further-union-shift-with-new-labor-secretary-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-could-further-union-shift-with-new-labor-secretary-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump could further union shift with new labor secretary &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-could-further-union-shift-with-new-labor-secretary-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2372455&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President-elect Donald Trump has made a significant move to strengthen his ties with labour \u2064unions by appointing Rep.\u2064 Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) as Labor\u2062 Secretary.\u2064 This appointment comes after Trump successfully garnered support from union voters during the elections. Trump\u2064 praised Chavez-DeRemer \u2064for her commitment to working with both businesses and \u200clabour to benefit \u2063American \u200cworkers, \u200dhighlighting her plans for enhancing training, raising wages, and improving working\u2062 conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Chavez-DeRemer is noted for \u200dher pro-labour stance and is one of the few Republican representatives who \u200csupported the Protecting the Right \u200dto Organize Act. Her \u2064nomination has\u200b been welcomed by union\u2063 leaders, including Teamsters President Sean O\u2019Brien, \u200cwho emphasized the importance of her role in advancing workers&#8217; rights\u200b within the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>However, her selection is not without controversy. Despite her alignment with labour interests, she lost her \u2062re-election\u200c bid, and many Republicans \u2064still \u2063oppose pro-union measures. \u2064Strategists have expressed mixed \u200bfeelings about\u2062 whether she \u2062will effectively\u200b balance\u2064 the needs of labour\u200d unions with\u2062 the goal of reducing government inefficiencies. The nomination\u200d reflects a broader tension within the GOP regarding \u2063labour relations,\u200d particularly as many unions endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the \u2064elections.<\/p>\n<p>Chavez-DeRemer\u2019s appointment signals an effort by Trump \u2062to appeal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-signals-support-for-amazon-workers-vote-to-unionize\/\" title=\"Biden Signals Support For Amazon Workers\u2019 Vote To Unionize\">working-class voters<\/a> and reshape the narrative around the Republican Party\u2019s \u2064relationship with labour.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump gives a nod to unions with labor secretary choice<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1890402\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> made major inroads with union voters this year, and has now picked union-friendly Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-labor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Labor Secretary\">labor secretary<\/a> to match.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Lori has worked tirelessly with both Business and Labor to build America&rsquo;s workforce, and support the hardworking men and women of America,&rdquo; Trump said as part a flurry of Friday night nominations. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I look forward to working with her to create tremendous opportunity for American Workers, to expand Training and Apprenticeships, to grow wages and improve working conditions, to bring back our Manufacturing jobs,&rdquo; he added. <\/p>\n<p>Teamsters President Sean O&rsquo;Brien had been pushing for Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) to get the nod, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.compactmag.com\/article\/the-pro-worker-choice-for-labor-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"says\">saying<\/a> she&rsquo;s &ldquo;the exact type of champion for the American worker that Republicans should get behind if they are serious about becoming the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-working-class-gop-a-muddled-concept\/\" title=\"The Working-Class GOP: A Muddled Concept\">working-class party<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Chavez-DeRemer is a Republican, she&rsquo;s a decidedly pro-labor one, giving her a unique perspective in an increasingly working-class GOP. Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/lori-chavez-deremer-heading-to-mar-a-lago-after-being-floated-for-labor-secretary-sources\/ar-AA1usG0S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a> that she jetted this week to Mar-a-Lago, where Trump has been conducting his Cabinet vetting.<\/p>\n<p>Chavez-DeRemer is one of just three House Republicans who backed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, and word of her possible nomination earned an approving <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rweingarten\/status\/1859575414726983854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"tweet\">post on X<\/a> from American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, normally a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3236357\/linda-mcmahon-teachers-unions-trump-education-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"top target\">top target<\/a> of conservative ire.<\/p>\n<p>Chavez-DeRemer did not respond to a request for comment from the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, though she reacted on X, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LChavezDeRemer\/status\/1860118647051813300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"saying\">saying<\/a> &ldquo;working-class Americans finally have a lifeline with [Trump] in the White House. It&rsquo;s time to bring our economy to new heights and secure a prosperous future for all hardworking Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Brien celebrated the news by sharing a picture of himself with Trump and Chavez-DeRemer. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you [Trump] for putting American workers first by nominating Rep. Lori Chavez-DeReminer for US Labor Secretary,&rdquo; he wrote. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> for putting American workers first by nominating Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer for US Labor Secretary. Nearly a year ago, you joined us for a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Teamsters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Teamsters<\/a> roundtable and pledged to listen to workers and find common ground to protect and respect labor in&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C6jZw1PqkB\">pic.twitter.com\/C6jZw1PqkB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sean M. O&#8217;Brien (@TeamsterSOB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamsterSOB\/status\/1860118006820479289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>However, despite Trump&rsquo;s inroads with union households, it was far from unanimous that he should go in such an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">explicitly pro-organized labor direction<\/a>. For one, Chavez-DeRemer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3230261\/oregon-5th-district-house-race-chavez-deremer-bynum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"lost\">lost<\/a> her reelection bid to Democratic Rep.-elect Janelle Bynum even though she&rsquo;d received a host of union endorsements.<\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of House Republicans opposed the PRO Act, including the GOP-led Education and Labor Committee, which <a href=\"https:\/\/edworkforce.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/pro_act_fact_sheet_final_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"dubbed\">dubbed<\/a> it the &ldquo;PRO-Union Bosses Act.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The biggest challenge for Trump is dealing with government unions as he tries to get rid of a lot of bureaucratic deadweight in the federal government,&rdquo; GOP strategist John Feehery said before the announcement was made. &ldquo;Does he need somebody who will kick ass and take names, or does he need somebody who will play nice and maybe get rolled?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Feehery would rather have seen someone like Patrick Pizzella, who served as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretive-su-biden-admin-wont-release-records-of-transparent-labor-secretary-nominee-julie-su\/\" title=\"Secretive Su: Biden Admin Won\u2019t Release Records of \u2018Transparent\u2019 Labor Secretary Nominee Julie Su\">acting labor secretary<\/a> during Trump&rsquo;s first term and &ldquo;really understands how to trim government fat.&rdquo; Other names in the mix were Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY) and George &ldquo;Bryan&rdquo; Slater, Virginia&rsquo;s labor secretary.<\/p>\n<p>A related matter is that most labor unions endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris this year, and even those that didn&rsquo;t, such as the Teamsters and the International Association of Fire Fighters, merely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3158467\/teamsters-members-back-trump-over-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"held out\">held out<\/a> their endorsements rather than backing Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In July, O&rsquo;Brien became the first Teamsters president to ever speak at the Republican National Convention and was subsequently ghosted by Democrats when he asked to speak at their convention later that summer. However, even though internal polling found that Teamsters preferred Trump two-to-one over Harris, the union opted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3158467\/teamsters-members-back-trump-over-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"remain neutral\">remain neutral<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The National Right to Work Committee sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/25364958-chavez-deremer-letter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"letter\">letter<\/a> to Trump urging him to look elsewhere for a labor secretary.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Chavez-DeRemer failed because she didn&rsquo;t recognize the stark divide between union bosses and ordinary workers,&rdquo; the committee&rsquo;s president, Mark Mix, wrote. &ldquo;To represent workers does not mean to copy the views of union bosses.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With the political winds of blue-collar voters blowing to the right, Dan Bowling, who teaches labor courses at Georgia State University&rsquo;s law school, said choosing Chavez-DeRemer could send a powerful signal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It can be seen as a thank you to the unions and the union voters who supported Trump and helped solidify what seems to be a growing part of his base,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Bowling stressed that the labor secretary has relatively little power over union-related matters, which are often handled by the National Labor Relations Board. Instead, the Labor Department deals with things like workplace safety, Fair Labor Standards Act compliance, and enforcing laws that protect worker rights.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump may be looking strategically at a way to reward the Teamsters and others for their support without really changing labor law,&rdquo; Bowling said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1890402\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1890402\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump signals support for unions by choosing Chavez-DeRemer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2372456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/donald-Trump-teamsters.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45549,5894,3634,45559,32076],"class_list":["post-2372455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-labor-secretary","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-union-shift","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/donald-Trump-teamsters.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2372455"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2372459,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372455\/revisions\/2372459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2372456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2372455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2372455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2372455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}