Here’s the latest I can share based on recent reporting.
If you’d like, I can pull the most recent primary sources or summarize the key policy shifts attributed to her tenure (e.g., apprenticeship advocacy, worker protections) and the implications of the leadership transition.
As a Member of Congress, Rep. Chavez-DeRemer distinguished herself by serving her congressional district in a bipartisan, fair, and balanced manner, earning widespread support for her work creating initiatives, ideas, and legislation.
www.smacna.orgIn a bipartisan vote of 67 to 32, the U.S. Senate confirmed former Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer as the next U.S. secretary of labor.
www.iaff.org“As we strive to create a new Golden Age of prosperity, I’m ready to team up with all those committed to fighting for the American Worker. Together, under the leadership of President Trump, we will Make America Work Again.” President Trump announced Secretary Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination on November 22, 2024, noting that he looks forward to “working with her to create tremendous opportunity for American Workers, to expand Training and Apprenticeships, to grow wages and improve working...
www.dol.govBy Alejandra Jaramillo, Alicia Wallace(CNN) — Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is stepping down from the Trump administration to take a job in the private sector amid an internal investigation
www.cbs58.comThe Senate approved Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be the next Secretary of Labor on Monday. Chavez-DeRemer was formerly a Representative for Oregon’s 5th District.
www.psca.orgChavez-DeRemer will lead an agency dealing with staff shortages and outside attempts to access sensitive data about the nation’s employees.
19thnews.orgHow DOL will proceed now is not clear, though there are hints the agency may be assuming an unusually pro-worker stance for a Republican administration.
www.hrdive.comChavez-DeRemer leaves the Trump administration after the recent departures of Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi.
www.aljazeera.comMarch 10, 2025 — Today, the U.S. Senate voted 67-32 to confirm President Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a former mayor of Happy Valley, OR and former Republican member of the House of Representatives, is expected to be sworn in tomorrow (Tuesday, March 11) and begin her service at DOL […]
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