Press Release: 2024-12-03

Warren: If Labor Nominee Chavez-DeRemer Commits to Strengthening Unions, She’s a “Strong Candidate For The Job”

 

Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to the news that President-elect Donald Trump has named Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer to serve as U.S. Secretary of Labor, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: 

“I plan to hold President-elect Trump’s feet to the fire for working people, and I look forward to hearing more from Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer. It’s a big deal that one of the few Republican lawmakers who have endorsed the PRO Act could lead the Department of Labor."

“If Chavez-DeRemer commits as labor secretary to strengthen labor unions and promote worker power, she’s a strong candidate for the job. But this nomination is an early test: will Trump stand strong with workers or bow down to his corporate donors and the Republican establishment’s opposition? And if Republican Senators block Trump’s labor nominee for standing with unions, it will show that the party’s support for workers is all talk.”