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In Unexpected Move, Trump Taps Pro-Union Republican to Lead Labor Department

truthout.org In Unexpected Move, Trump Taps Pro-Union Republican to Lead Labor Department

Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been one of the lone Republican supporters of the PRO Act and other pro-worker legislation.

In Unexpected Move, Trump Taps Pro-Union Republican to Lead Labor Department

One reason to do something like this would be if you were planning to disrupt the international supply chain by perhaps putting tariffs on China, keeping local unions happy to the point where they would not jump on a chance to strike during a supply chain disruption would be an effective way to minimize the adverse effects of tariffs and wars for that matter.

You could also just read this as an appeal to union members who voted for Trump to keep them a part of the Republican coalition.

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