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127. The Labor Secretary nominee actually appears to be a good candidate.

Some Republicans will definitely oppose her. Democrats should not. We will never get a better nominee for this position.

https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/11/trump-picks-lori-chavez-deremer-pro-union-republican-lead-labor-department/401279/

Trump picks Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a pro-union Republican, to lead the Labor Department
Chavez-DeRemer, who recently represented Oregon in Congress, has often been one of the lone Republican supporters of various pro-union bills and has advocated for improvements to the child care system.

In Congress, she was one of three House Republicans to support the PRO Act, one of the most substantial union bills in recent years that would strengthen workers’ rights to organize and limit retaliation from employers. She was also one of the few House Republicans to support the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, which would expand collective bargaining rights for state and local government workers — positions predominately held by women.

Chavez-DeRemer has advocated for improvements to the child care system. Last year, she was one of only five Republicans who responded to The 19th’s questions about the kind of child care policy they’d support, saying she was in favor of expanding a tax credit for employers who offer child care.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-labor-secretary-nominee-lori-chavez-deremer/story?id=116156534

The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, applauded the nomination.

"During her time in Congress, Lori Chavez-DeRemer voted against gutting the Department of Education, against school vouchers, and against cuts to education funding. She cosponsored the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, the PRO Act, and other pro-student, pro-public school, pro-worker legislation," NEA President Becky Pringle said in a statement.

The PRO Act would expand labor protections regarding workers' rights to form unions in the workplace. Chavez-DeRemer, who signed on to co-sponsor the bill this summer, is one of just three Republicans in the House to do so.

"This record stands in stark contrast to Donald Trump's anti-worker, anti-union record, and his extreme Project 2025 agenda that would gut workplace protections, make it harder for workers to unionize, and diminish the voice of working people," Pringle added.