The Movement: Where the GOP-labor relationship goes after Chavez-DeRemer’s exit
After talking to several people on both sides of the labor issue in recent days — some of whom asked not to be named to speak candidly — it is clear that Trump has an opportunity to make a big symbolic gesture in naming Chavez-DeRemer’s replacement, if he wants to. Trump’s nomination of Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor was seen as a major signal of his warming to unions and the labor movement, and a win for the “New Right” populist faction of the GOP that takes a more pro-worker, protectionist view of labor. The one-term moderate was one of only three House Republicans to co-sponsor the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act that was championed by Democrats.
- ▪After talking to several people on both sides of the labor issue in recent days — some of whom asked not to be named to speak candidly — it is clear that Trump has an opportunity to make a big symbolic gesture in naming Chavez-DeRemer’s rep
- ▪Trump’s nomination of Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor was seen as a major signal of his warming to unions and the labor movement, and a win for the “New Right” populist faction of the GOP that takes a more pro-worker, protect
- ▪The one-term moderate was one of only three House Republicans to co-sponsor the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act that was championed by Democrats.
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The Movement The Movement: Where the GOP-labor relationship goes after Chavez-DeRemer’s exit Comments: by Emily Brooks - 04/28/26 8:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Emily Brooks - 04/28/26 8:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s exit as Labor secretary last week amid a wave of misconduct allegations is raising questions about the fledgling coalition between Republicans and labor. The next moves from the administration and from Republicans more broadly will determine whether the political alliance and appeal to union workers that boosted President Trump in 2024 has fizzled out, or if it has just been dialed back to a slow burn that gradually builds into broader GOP embrace of pro-labor positions.
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