Several Republican senators have expressed concern about President-elect Donald Trump’s union-friendly pick to run the Labor Department, setting up a potentially contentious confirmation bid for Rep.

“Chavez-DeRemer’s support of Democrats’ radical Pro Act makes her unfit to serve as Labor Secretary in the Trump administration,” Job Creators Network CEO Alfredo Ortiz said. “This legislation is a Big Labor wish list that tramples over the rights of small businesses and ordinary workers.”

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On Friday, Trump announced the nomination of Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R–Ore.) to head the U.S. Department of Labor, the entity that administers federal labor laws on things like working conditions, hourly wages and overtime pay, employment discrimination and unemployment insurance.

President-Elect Trump has proposed Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as the next Secretary of Labor. The selection is particularly notable for the

President-elect Trump’s pick for Labor secretary has organized labor cheering and business groups sounding worried as the atypically labor-friendly choice could signal a new and more receptive

Chavez-DeRemer’s selection marks a departure from typical GOP nominations to the position. She has supported pro-union legislation and garnered the support of some unions.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer has a labor-friendly record that’s scaring Republicans but could win her Democratic support.