As President-elect Donald Trump finalizes his choice of Cabinet members, one key position that remains unfulfilled is that of secretary of labor.

Trump has hesitated to choose a nominee, sources in Trump world told Newsmax, because his allies in the union hierarchy favor Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore. Defeated after one term as U.S. representative from Oregon’s 5th District, Chavez-DeRemer was backed by more than a dozen unions in her losing quest for reelection this year.

Chief among them is the 1.3 million-member Teamsters union, whose president, Sean O’Brien, on Thursday wrote a ringing endorsement of the Oregonian for the Department of Labor portfolio.

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