Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer’s first memo calls on staff to comply with Trump policies: ‘Let’s get to work’

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer wasted no time in setting the tone for her leadership at the Department of Labor, as she reaffirmed her commitment to President Donald Trump’s executive orders in a memo to agency executive staff and heads. In the memo obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital, Chavez-DeRemer emphasized the importance of complying with the President’s agenda and working with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse within the agency.

In her message to senior staff at the Department of Labor on her first official day on the job, Chavez-DeRemer expressed her deep sense of responsibility and excitement about the opportunity to work alongside her colleagues to implement President Trump’s agenda and carry out the important mission of the Labor Department. She highlighted the agency’s mission to protect workers’ rights, ensure safe working conditions, promote proper wages, employee training, job growth, and work-related benefits.

The newly appointed Labor Secretary stressed the importance of Putting American Workers First and stated that this principle guides all efforts to enhance the lives of workers across the nation. Under the leadership of President Trump, the focus remains on promoting job creation, enhancing workforce development, and ensuring safe working conditions, wages, and pensions for all Americans.

Chavez-DeRemer urged her colleagues to actively engage with their teams to identify innovative solutions that can help achieve the agency’s goals. She emphasized the importance of fiscal responsibility, reducing unnecessary spending, and optimizing resources to ensure that taxpayer dollars are utilized effectively. The Labor Department has already saved $125 million at the direction of the President, and Chavez-DeRemer urged agency heads to continue rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse.

The Labor Secretary announced the cancellation of $125 million in contracts, including diversity, equity, and inclusion training, discriminatory duties, communication support redundancies, and policy handbook modernization. She instructed agency heads to review budgets, identify opportunities for cost savings, cut redundancies, and low-performing employees to streamline operations.

Chavez-DeRemer expressed her eagerness to meet with staff individually to discuss agency priorities and how to collectively advance the Department’s mission. She thanked her colleagues for their dedication to Putting American Workers First and emphasized the importance of collaborating to create a positive impact on the lives of millions of workers and their families.

In conclusion, Chavez-DeRemer reiterated her commitment to fighting for the American Worker under President Trump’s leadership and the America First Agenda. She encouraged her colleagues to work together to usher in a new Golden Age of economic prosperity and create a positive impact on the lives of hardworking Americans.

The Department of Labor, with nearly 14,000 employees, is poised to align with the priorities of the Trump administration and ensure that taxpayer dollars are utilized effectively to benefit American workers. Chavez-DeRemer’s confirmation as the final member of Trump’s formal Cabinet signals a new chapter for the Department of Labor under her leadership.