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Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Resigns After Union-Backed Worker Rollbacks

4/26/2026

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Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned as U.S. Secretary of Labor on April 22, 2026 after an investigation.
Union leaders say tenure cut staff by 20% and eliminated overtime and minimum-wage protections for home-care and domestic workers.
Congressional leaders including Cornell scholar Cathy Creighton condemned the anti-worker agenda after it rolled back farm safeguards and withdrew a rule protecting disabled workers from sub-minimum wages, warning of injury risk, wage theft and insecurity.

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Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned as U.S. Secretary of Labor on April 22, 2026 after an investigation.
Union leaders say tenure cut staff by 20% and eliminated overtime and minimum-wage protections for home-care and domestic workers.
Congressional leaders including Cornell scholar Cathy Creighton condemned the anti-worker agenda after it rolled back farm safeguards and withdrew a rule protecting disabled workers from sub-minimum wages, warning of injury risk, wage theft and insecurity.