President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would be nominating U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) as Secretary of the Department of Labor. Chavez-DeRemer was elected to Congress in 2022 and is a member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee. During her career she has positioned herself as an ally of workers and labor unions, including by cosponsoring the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which has earned her nomination the backing of some prominent labor leaders ahead of her Senate confirmation next year.
If confirmed to lead the Department of Labor, Chavez-DeRemer will play a crucial role in implementing Trump Administration labor and workforce policies, which will include overseeing apprenticeship and workforce training programing initiatives in addition to enforcement of labor laws. AGC will use the confirmation process to highlight the construction industry priorities.
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