The Transport Workers Union of America supports the U.S. Senate confirmation of Lori Chavez-DeRemer as President Donald Trump’s Labor Secretary – ensuring that a strong leader for workers will lead the Labor Department.
“Lori Chavez-DeRemer has a strong track record of standing up for working people. The TWU congratulates and looks forward to working with our new labor secretary,” said TWU International President John Samuelsen.
A former member of Congress from Oregon, Chavez-DeRemer cosponsored the PRO Act — legislation designed to empower workers to collectively bargain and raise middle-class wages. She also voted repeatedly to protect workers from assaults on the job. And she co-sponsored legislation seeking to bring back to U.S. soil aircraft maintenance jobs that major airlines are offshoring.
“Lori Chavez-DeRemer has consistently opposed nonsense right-to-work proposals that undermine workers’ rights,” Samuelsen said. “The job of labor secretary can and should be a premier post in every president’s administration. Leaders like Chavez-DeRemer have the potential to protect and make incredible gains for working people.”
The TWU endorsed Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination when it was announced by the White House in January. Read Samuelsen’s op-ed in the New York Daily News explaining why lawmakers from both parties should support her.