This week ended with President-elect Donald Trump nominating one of the most pro-union Republican members of Congress to be his secretary of Labor. But it began with a company owned by one of his more ardent supporters, Elon Musk, arguing in court that a key federal labor agency, the National Labor Relations Board, was unconstitutional and shouldn’t be able to enforce findings against employers.
So that’s one of the reasons that despite some labor leaders welcoming the nomination of Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Labor Department, there is still trepidation as to what lies ahead for the rules, regulations and enforcement strategy for American workers.
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“Her nomination should not be used to project an image of a labor-friendly administration while pursuing policies that jeopardize the rights of workers,” said a statement from National Employment Law Project, a labor rights advocacy group.
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