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Trump Picks Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor Secretary [1]

['Molly Smith', 'Josh Eidelson', 'Molly Smith Josh Eidelson']

Date: 2024-11-23

President-elect Donald Trump said he will nominate outgoing US Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the US Labor Department, choosing a Republican whose unusually pro-union record has rankled some of his business allies.

Chavez-DeRemer was one of the few Republicans to co-sponsor sweeping pro-union bills including the PRO Act, which would restrict union-busting tactics and make it much harder for companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. to classify staff as independent contractors rather than employees.

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[1] Url: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-23/trump-picks-congresswoman-lori-chavez-deremer-as-labor-secretary

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