President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he would nominate outgoing Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be his labor secretary. “Lori has worked tirelessly with both Business and Labor to build America’s workforce, and support the hardworking men and women of America,” Trump said in a statement.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for labor secretary is one of the few Republican lawmakers to sign on to the Protecting the Right to Organize Act -- otherwise known as the PRO Act -- legislation that would make it easier for workers to unionize, and her nomination is being applauded by some key labor unions.

President-elect Donald Trump said Friday that he has picked Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., to lead the Labor Department. The one-term Republican and former mayor reportedly has the backing of Teamsters President Sean O'Brien and several of her ...