Will Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick Be a Big Win for Public Sector Unions?
As a member of Congress, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R–Ore.) teamed up with Vice President Kamala Harris and teachers union bosses to push a proposal that would effectively override state-level reforms to limit the power of public sector unions—like those championed by Republicans in Wisconsin and Florida.
That might seem like it would make Chavez-DeRemer an unlikely choice for secretary of labor in a Republican administration. But President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering giving her exactly that gig.
Politico reported earlier this week that Chavez-DeRemer was “in the mix” to run the Labor Department, and she has the backing of some high-profile labor union leaders including Teamsters President Sean O’Brien. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), tweeted approvingly of Chavez-DeRemer’s consideration for the job on Thursday.
The outpouring of support for Chavez-DeRemer from labor unions probably reflects her record as one of the most pro-union Republicans in Congress. She’s one of three House Republicans to endorse the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), a grab bag of big labor agenda items that would extend some of California’s awful independent contractor regulations nationwide, abolish so-called “right to work” laws in the 27 states that have passed them, and expand the powers of the National Labor Relations Board, among other things.
She’s also one of a handful of Republicans to cosponsor the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, which is best described as a federal power grab that allow public sector labor unions (like the AFT) to force their will on stat
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