Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a first-term Republican member from California who just lost her House seat this quarter, was chosen on Friday to serve as labour minister in the coming Trump presidency. ” Lori has worked diligently with both business and labor to build America’s job power, and help the hardworking men and women of America”, President-elect Donald J. Trump said in a statement. A reasonable from a swing area that includes elements of Portland, Ms. Chavez-DeRemer, 56, is certainly a key figure in American workers politics. But she was one of only a few House Republicans to support big pro-union policy, and she split her state’s union testimonials with her Democratic player, Janelle Bynum, earning glances from welders, firefighters and regional Teamsters. When the House speech, Mike Johnson, spoke at a Chavez-DeRemer protest in October, he said,” She’s got more labor union testimonials than any Republican I’ve ever seen in my life “.Labor officials criticized Mr. Trump’s plans during his first term as president, and at one point in the race this time, he praised Elon Musk for a commitment to fire personnel who go on strike. But Mr. Trump also proposed ending taxes on tips and overtime, and many rank-and-file union members embraced his pro-tariffs economic agenda. After Ms. Chavez-DeRemer’s defeat this month, the president of the Teamsters, Sean O’Brien, urged Mr. Trump to consider her for the labor secretary role, Politico reported. On Friday, Mr. O’Brien praised her selection, posting a photograph on X of himself standing with Mr. Trump and Ms. Chavez-DeRemer. The article content is retrievable with difficulty. In your browser’s settings, kindly enable JavaScript. Thank you for your patience while access is verified. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while access is verified. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.