Senate Confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer As Labor Secretary
Former Republican Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez Deremar confirmed that the Senate will lead the Department of Labor on Monday with a bipartisan vote of 67 to 32, marking the most bipartisan vote since the Senate confirmed Scott Bescent became Treasury Secretary in January. Chavez-Deremer received bipartisan support throughout confirmation process. Supported by several Democrats on […]
US Labor Department reinstates workers targeted in Trump job cuts, union says
The U.S. Department of Labor has revived about 120 employees who were facing fire as part of a recent Trump administration mass shooting of workers, the union said Friday. The U.S. Government Employee Federation, the federal government's largest employee union, said probation employees will soon recover and the department has issued a letter on Monday […]
Democrats carry Trump’s labor pick through key committee vote
Lori Chavez Deremar, the elected president Donald Trump to lead the Labor Department, began a procedural vote on Thursday with the help of Senate Democrats, moving forward with the nomination to the Senate floor. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee He nominated senior Chavez Delimer with 13-9 votes, with support from Democrat Sen. Maggie […]
Labor secretary nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer expected to pass committee vote
President Donald Trump's candidate for Labor Secretary is expected to receive a significant vote in front of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Thursday after receiving Democratic support from Senator Maggie Hassan (DN.H.). Past Advocacy (Pro) ACT to protect Lori Chavez-Deremer's right to organise (pro) has put her confirmation at risk […]
Trump Investigates Biden’s Allowing of Youth Smuggling by Labor, Sex Traffickers
The Trump administration has investigated the dangerous lack of screening immigrant children during the Biden administration, leaving thousands of people subjected to illegal labor, sex trafficking and exploitation. The Biden Department of Health and Human Services has allowed around 291,000 immigrant children who are not accompanied by the US from their parents during his term, […]
Republicans set aside doubts about Trump's Labor pick
The Republican said that former Rep. Lori Chavez Deremar (R-ore.) Labor Secretary at a confirmation hearing Wednesday despite her past Proraball stance, which is atypical for Republican candidates. It seemed to choose and give blessings. “You're very unique,” Sen. Mark Wayne Marin (R-Okla.) – Deremar, who exchanged harsh words with Teamster President Sean O'Brien in […]
Trump’s Teamsters-backed labor pick pivots on pro-union position
Former Republican MP Lori Chavez Deremar, a former Republican senator from Oregon, was pressed for her supporters at a confirmation hearing Wednesday. While at home, Chavez Deremar gained a reputation as a Union Republican, primarily through the support of professional acts. In doing so, Chavez Deremar received a pushback from Republican Sen. Rand Paul of […]
Trump’s nominee for Labor secretary walks back support for PRO Act, embraces Republican Right-to-Work laws
Lori Chavez Deremar, a pro-Republican whose Secretary of Labor was taken away by President Donald Trump, testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Wednesday, saying she was told by the Senate. I'm following questions about support. Organizing (professional) behavior. Chavez Deremar supported Pro Act as representative of Oregon's 5th Congressional […]
Lori Chavez-DeRemer Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of Labor
Lori Chavez Deremar, a candidate for Labor Secretary for Donald Trump, will testify before the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Trump nominated Chavez Deremar, who had previously served in the Oregon District 5 House of Representatives in November 2024, and said he received “strong support” from both the business […]
New DNC chair: Union workers, labor leaders will be 'core to my decision-making'
New Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin said Tuesday that union workers and Labour leaders will be “center of my decision-making.” “When Trump fights a war with working families, Democrats respond vigorously to my favourite old union song, “Which side are you on?” What do I say to you: Democrats are on the side […]