Trump, Labor Department and Unions

Trump’s Labor Pick Tests if Republicans Are Warming Toward Unions
Union leaders embrace the nominee’s pro-union positions but are wary of other actions the president has taken.
Trump’s Labor Department pick has union support. Worker advocates wonder how much power she’d have
Republicans have made inroads with working-class voters. Despite decades of labor unions siding with Democrats, and Trump’s apparent support for firing striking workers, his populist appeal gained him votes from rank-and-file union members.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's pro-union pick for labor secretary, to face questions at confirmation hearing
DeRemer, President Trump's nominee for labor secretary, faces opposition from at least one member of her own party.
Trump labor secretary nominee faces some GOP skepticism ahead of her hearing
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.
Who is Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's nominee for labor secretary?
DeRemer's confirmation hearing in the Senate is scheduled for Wednesday. Here's background on the former member of Congress from Oregon.
Pro-union Trump nominee faces Senate grilling as at least one Republican vows to oppose her
Lori Chavez-DeRemer will go before the Senate HELP committee on Wednesday for a confirmation hearing. Sen. Rand Paul, who has already said he will vote "no," is on the committee.
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Pittsburgh unions prepare for life with gutted NLRB under Trump
Union petitioning fell during Trump’s first term, and he started his second term by firing a National Labor Relations Board member, leaving the panel unable to fully operate.
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Can Trump bring unions into the GOP fold? His labor nominee presents a major test
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Triangle Amazon workers overwhelmingly vote against unionizing in historic election
North Carolina has the lowest union membership in the nation. A group of Amazon workers and organizers sought to buck that at ...
Amazon North Carolina workers reject union, handing retailer win in labor fight
It was the second such vote Amazon faced in as many months, after a majority of workers at a Philadelphia Whole Foods ...