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Senators ask Trump’s Labor Department nominee where her allegiance would lie
Members of a Senate committee grilled Labor Secretary-designate Lori Chavez-DeRemer on Wednesday about her past support of pro-union legislation, her position on raising the federal minimum wage and her willingness to disagree with President Donald Trump.
Trump’s Labor Department pick has union support. Worker advocates wonder how much power she’d have.
DeRemer, a former Republican member of Congress from Oregon, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, the first stop in her confirmation process.
Fresno State graduate is Trump's nominee to lead Department of Labor
Chavez-DeRemer graduated from Hanford High, where she met her husband, in 1986, and she earned a business degree from Fresno State in 1990. She now lives in Oregon, but Blake Zante at the Maddy Institutes believes her Valley ties could be pivotal.
Trump's labor secretary nominee faces questions about unions, right-to-work laws
A Republican-led Senate committee is slated to hold a hearing Wednesday on President Donald Trump's nominee for labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
Trump’s pro-union labor secretary pick highlights GOP tensions
The Senate confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s pick for labor secretary offers a critical test for the Republican Party over the populist wave that helped Trump win over many working-class households.
Trump's pro-union pick for labor secretary faces confirmation hearing
DeRemer, President Trump's nominee for labor secretary, faces opposition from at least one member of her own party.
US labor market stable; hit from federal government belt tightening awaited
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, suggesting that the ...
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Everything the Department of Labor Actually Does
The DOL is currently facing scrutiny from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This matters for you, since the ...
Labor unions, U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown vow to fight mass government layoffs
Federal labor unions and U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown held a protest in downtown Cleveland against President Donald Trump's purge ...
DOGE wins access to sensitive Labor Department, HHS and CFPB data from federal judge
Musk’s budget-slashing team had made efforts to rummage through the finances of the Department of Labor, the Department of ...
Trump taps Hanford, Fresno State grad Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Labor Secretary
DeRemer's confirmation hearing is set for Wednesday. The first in her family to graduate from college, Chavez-DeRemer grew up ...
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Federal Judge Won’t Immediately Block DOGE Access to the U.S. Labor Department
WASHINGTON — A federal judge said Friday he would not immediately block Elon Musk's team from accessing systems at the ...
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Judge lets DOGE access sensitive records at Labor Department
Despite voicing skepticism about giving DOGE access to sensitive Labor data on millions of Americans, a judge denied unions’ ...
Committee approves Linda McMahon to lead Education Department
McMahon, who lives in Greenwich, was advanced out of a U.S. Senate committee along party lines. CT Sen. Chris Murphy voted no ...
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NJ labor commissioner: This is how federal funding freeze would hurt Garden State
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo testified about the potential impact of a federal funding freeze on New Jersey. Asaro-Angelo said the ...
Maryland labor department to delay Family and Medical Leave insurance program
The Maryland Department of Labor announced Thursday it plans to delay implementation of the state's Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program, amid a push from the Trump administration to ...