Posts tagged Elisabeth Messenger

    Op-ed / Commentary Research ● Unions

    Editorial Board: The federal government’s most efficient use of $600 ever?

    May 15, 2026 // As part of the Trump administration’s effort to modernize government websites, OLMS has added a new “Visualization” column. All the reports are available the same as before, but now some also have a more user-friendly version. The data are searchable and sortable, and users can view multiyear comparisons, with charts, at a glance. This fix has made it much easier to see, for example, that the Amalgamated Transit Union has 18 vice presidents, and they all make more than $215,000 a year.

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    US Department of Labor announces senior Trump Administration appointees

    March 13, 2025 // The U.S. Department of Labor today announced senior political appointees who will help Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer execute President Donald Trump’s mission of putting American workers and retirees first.

    Aaron Britt Amanda Wood Laihow Amy Simon Brian Walsh Bureau of International Labor Affairs chief of staff Colton Duncan Courtney Parella Courtney Walter deputy assistant secretary deputy chief of staff deputy solicitor of labor DOL Donald Trump Elisabeth Messenger Employment and Training Administration Jihun Han Joe MacFarlane John Clark Jonathan Snare Lori Chavez-DeRemer Marek Laco Michael Asplen Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Office of Disability Employment Policy Office of Labor-Management Standards Office of Public Affairs Office of the Secretary OSHA Peyton Smith political appointees Rebecca Wright senior counselor senior policy advisor Trump Administration White House liaison

    News Article ● Labor Unions

    Biden mends bridges with unions after rail dispute

    December 12, 2022 // President Joe Biden has returned to the good graces of labor unions by announcing a $36 billion pension fund bailout that will prevent more than 350,000 truck drivers, warehouse workers, construction staff, and retirees from forfeiting their benefits. But Biden's intervention comes after he rankled the key Democratic constituency by urging Congress to enforce a tentative union dispute agreement between railroad companies and their employees in order to avoid a strike that would have crippled the economy before the holidays.

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