Pro-union Trump pick is a Hanford High, Fresno State graduate

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Trump's pro-union nominee for Labor Secretary is simply a Fresno State alumni and Hanford High graduate.

According to the Biographical Directory of the U.S Congress, Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer graduated from Hanford High School successful 1986 and moved connected to be Fresno State earlier graduating successful 1990 with a Bachelor of Business Administration.

Despite not yet being confirmed, her information is already creating rather the stir successful the Senate due to her enactment of unions and her presumption connected raising the national minimum wage.

“If confirmed, my occupation volition beryllium to instrumentality President Trump’s argumentation vision,” Chavez-DeRemer said during a Senate committee hearing. “And my guiding rule volition beryllium President Trump’s guiding rule — ensuring a level playing tract for businesses, unions, and, astir importantly, the American worker.”

When asked by Senator Murray if she were to person a directive to interruption appropriation laws and withhold backing for workers, she said, "I bash not judge the president would ever inquire maine to interruption the law."

She besides could not perpetrate to denying entree to Musk oregon his representatives to accusation astir his companies' purported labour violations - thing Senator Murray says gives him the powerfulness to "advance his ain firm interests portion suppressing his competitors."

The Associated Press contributed to this article.