{"id":2412171,"date":"2025-03-10T18:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T22:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-labor-pick-confirmed-despite-past-support-for-controversial-union-legislation-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T18:57:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T22:57:26","slug":"trump-labor-pick-confirmed-despite-past-support-for-controversial-union-legislation-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-labor-pick-confirmed-despite-past-support-for-controversial-union-legislation-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump labor pick confirmed despite past support for controversial union legislation &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-labor-pick-confirmed-despite-past-support-for-controversial-union-legislation-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=2412171&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>Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been confirmed by \u2063the \u200dSenate as\u2062 President Trump&#8217;s pick to lead the Labor \u200dDepartment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainstream-media-and-big-techs-seismic-shift-to-the-left\/\" title=\"Mainstream Media and Big Tech\u2019s Seismic ... to the Left\">receiving bipartisan support<\/a> \u2064with a\u200b vote of 67 \u2062to 32. Her confirmation marks\u200c a\u2062 potential shift in the\u2064 Republican Party\u2019s stance towards organized labor,\u200b as she \u200chad previously \u200csupported the controversial protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), which aims to make important changes\u200c to\u200d workers&#8217;\u2063 rights and classifications. Despite some Republican opposition, mainly \u200bdue to\u200b her \u2062past support \u2063for union-kind legislation, key figures like the \u2064Teamsters president endorsed her nomination. <\/p>\n<p>In her confirmation hearing, Chavez-DeRemer indicated her current stance against \u2064aspects of the PRO Act related to ending right-to-work laws, signaling a nuanced position \u200damid her pro-labor background.Notably, her appointment is seen\u2063 as aligning with Trump&#8217;s more populist approach, which seeks to engage with unionized \u200cworkers. influential\u200b Republicans have \u200bcalled for unity to support her confirmation, emphasizing the need for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-d-williamson-the-real-solution-to-wage-growth-is-jobs-not-government-interference\/\" title=\"Kevin D. Williamson: The Real Solution To Wage Growth Is Jobs \u2014 Not Government Interference\">pro-worker agenda<\/a> \u2064at the \u2062Labor Department. Chavez-DeRemer is \u200dexpected to play a crucial role \u2063in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-nightmare-how-manchin-and-menendez-dealt-their-party-a-major-embarrassment\/\" title=\"Manchin and Menendez&#039;s actions become a Democratic disaster\">shaping labor policies<\/a> in line with the Trump administration&#8217;s\u200d priorities.  <\/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 labor pick confirmed despite past support for controversial union legislation<\/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_2031875\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Oregon Rep.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lori-chavez-deremer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lori Chavez-DeRemer<\/a>, President Donald Trump&rsquo;s pick to lead the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-labor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Labor Department<\/a>, was confirmed by the Senate with bipartisan support.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate voted 67 to 32 to confirm DeRemer, 56, to the role. The confirmation of Chavez-DeRemer, who had the support of the Teamsters president but was opposed by some free-market conservatives, could signal a shift in the party toward more of an embrace of organized labor. Three Republicans voted against the appointment: Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul of Kentucky, and Sen. Ted Budd of North Carolina. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3342997\/dow-jones-drops-900-points-trump-recession-fears\/\">Dow drops nearly 900 points day after Trump tries to dismiss recession fears<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3342141\/social-security-raises-overpayment-withholdings-to-100-attempt-regain-funds\/\">Social Security raises overpayment withholdings to 100% in attempt to regain funds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3341383\/trump-officials-acknowledge-temporary-pain-tariffs-market-unease\/\">Trump officials acknowledge temporary pain amid tariffs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-officials-acknowledge-temporary-pain-amid-tariffs-market-unease\/\" title=\"Trump officials acknowledge temporary pain amid tariffs, market unease\">market unease<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a statement after Chavez-DeRemer was confirmed, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), the chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions drew a contrast to the Labor Department under former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With President Trump back in office, we have an opportunity to enact a pro-America agenda at the Department of Labor that puts workers first,&rdquo; Cassidy said. &ldquo;Secretary Chavez-DeRemer is committed to this mission and ready to work with the HELP Committee to secure a better future for all workers.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Notably, some Republicans had been reticent about her being chosen for the Labor Department pick because of her past support for the controversial Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act. Her nomination was only able to pass out of committee because some Democrats voted for her after Paul voted against her advancing her nomination.<\/p>\n<p>The PRO Act would enact sweeping changes to the employment landscape, including adjusting what kinds of workers can be classified as independent contractors. Uber, for example, might be compelled to treat its drivers as though they were direct emplyees.<\/p>\n<p>The act would also essentially end right-to-work laws, which have been enacted in 27 states, and stop unions from requiring employees to pay dues or fees. <\/p>\n<p>Notably, during her hearing, Chavez-DeRemer said she no longer supports the aspect of the bill that would end right-to-work laws.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You no longer support the aspect of the PRO Act that would have overturned state right-to-work laws?&rdquo; Paul asked her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yes, sir,&rdquo; she responded.<\/p>\n<p>In the hearing, she said, &ldquo;If confirmed, my job will be to implement President Trump&rsquo;s policy vision, and my guiding principle will be President Trump&rsquo;s guiding principle: ensuring a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">level playing field<\/a> for businesses, unions, and, most importantly, the American worker,&rdquo; Chavez-DeRemer said.<\/p>\n<p>On the campaign trail, Trump broke with Republicans of elections past and embraced the organized labor movement. He actively courted votes from union members. Sean O&rsquo;Brien, president of the Teamsters union, broke tradition and addressed the Republican National Convention last year, much to the ire of Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, O&rsquo;Brien was reportedly one of the people pushing for Trump to choose Chavez-DeRemer.<\/p>\n<p>The confirmation of Chavez-DeRemer also highlights how the party has moved to be more in line with populism. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), who is known for his populist streak, published an op-ed this week lauding Chavez-DeRemer as &ldquo;the realization of Trump&rsquo;s pro-worker platform.&rdquo; He also acknowledged the shift in the Republicans Party that came with Trump&rsquo;s election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of my colleagues are balking at President Trump&rsquo;s choice of Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Secretary of Labor,&rdquo; Hawley said. &ldquo;As her confirmation hangs in the balance, Republicans should resist the temptation to relapse into the destructive division between business and labor that sabotaged American workers for too long.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we care about the working class as we claim to, we must confirm the President&rsquo;s pick,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3337019\/work-requirements-food-stamps-program-on-the-table-gop-spending-cuts\/\">WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD STAMPS ON THE TABLE AS GOP EYES SPENDING CUTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chavez will play a key role in shaping the Trump administration&rsquo;s policies toward organized labor and unions.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some of Trump&rsquo;s cabinet department picks being controversial, all of his choices except for one were ultimately approved by Republicans, who hold a majority in the Senate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_2031875\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2031875\"}});<\/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&#8217;s labor nominee confirmed despite union bill support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3360,"featured_media":2412172,"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\/2025\/01\/lori-chavez-deremer-1024x591.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4952,4832,4926,3634],"class_list":["post-2412171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-confirmed","tag-labor","tag-pick","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lori-chavez-deremer-1024x591.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412171","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\/3360"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2412171"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412175,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412171\/revisions\/2412175"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2412172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2412171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2412171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2412171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}