As a member of Congress, Chavez-DeRemer co-sponsored the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) which would have made it much easier for unions to gain members and ban right to work laws which protect workers from being forced into a union.

How DOL will proceed now is not clear, though there are hints the agency may be assuming an unusually pro-worker stance for a Republican administration.

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on the confirmation of former U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon to lead the Labor Department.