The first memorandum of the work of Chavez-Demera invites the staff to adhere to Trump’s policies: “Let’s go to work”
EXCLUSIVE: Minister of Labor Lori Chavez-Sudemer Set the tone for her leadership at the Agency, confirming in a letter to executive staff and bosses of agencies that must be in accordance with the President Donald Trump Executive commands and work with the Government Efficiency Department (Doge) to remove waste, fraud and abuse, Fox News Digital learned.
Fox News Digital has exclusively received a memorandum Chavez-Sund Sent to a higher staff at the Ministry of Labor on Wednesday – her first official day at work.
“I am honored to have joined you as the 30th secretary of the work,” Chavez-Demer wrote. “Just with a deep sense of responsibility, I step into this role and I am excited about working with each of you to spend the agenda of President Trump and execute an important mission to the Ministry of Labor.”
“I want to take this opportunity to emphasize our mission: protect the rights of workers and ensure safe working conditions; ensure appropriate salaries for all US workers; promote employee training; improve job conditions; pre -employment opportunities for job growth; and ensure benefits associated with work, including pensions,” she continued. “In order to achieve this, we must be strong in our commitment to put American workers in the first place.”
The Fox News Digital exclusively received the memo of Lori Chavez-Dememer sent to higher staff at the Ministry of Labor on March 12, 2025, the first official day at work. (Allison Robbert/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The Chavez-Demer said that the principle “at the core of everything we do, and this leads our efforts to improve the life of workers across our nation.”
“Under the guidance of President Trump, our focus remains to promote new jobs, improve the development of labor and ensure safe working conditions, pays and pensions so that every American has the opportunity to succeed,” she continued. “I challenge each of you to actively deal with their teams to identify innovative solutions that can help us achieve our goals.”
Chavez-Demer said that the Ministry of Labor must align with the priorities of Trump administration and “must focus on practicing fiscal responsibilities, reducing unnecessary consumption and optimizing our resources to ensure the effective use of dollars of taxpayers.”
“In the direction of the President, the Ministry of Labor has already saved the US taxpayer $ 125 million, and this important work must continue to use waste, fraud and abuse,” she wrote. “I urge each of you to provide an overview of your budget and surgery and identify the savings opportunities that can be diverted to initiatives that directly use the US worker and companies that run our economy.”
Lori Chavez-Demer welcomes a member of the ranking of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) While she arrived at a certificate before the Senate Health, Education, Work and Pension Committee at Capitol Hill. (Chip Somodeville/Getty Images)
Chavez-Demer said these priorities are “central to our mission and are crucial to ensuring that we serve the American people, creating an equal condition for companies, unions and an American worker.”
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“Comparing to the principles of fiscal responsibility and efficiency, we can make a significant difference in the life of millions of Americans,” she wrote.
Fox News Digital learned that the Ministry of Labor canceled $ 125 million in contracts, including $ 32 million in diversity, capital and inclusion and counseling training, along with Deia -es discriminatory duties more than 100 contracts. He also extinguished internal gender ideology programs. The Ministry of Labor also canceled $ 56 million in communication support and $ 4.4 million to “modernize the policy manual”.
Chavez-Demer points to the heads of agencies at the Ministry of Labor to conduct a budget review and identify the cost of saving costs, including “wasteful contracting consumption”, and recommendations for “reducing release and low performance employees,” a source for Fox News Digital told.
In the meantime, Chavez-Demer said she was looking forward to a single meeting with the staff in the coming days to discuss “the priorities of your agency and how we can collectively improve the department’s mission”.
“Thank you for your dedication to our mission to put American workers first as we work together on behalf of President Trump to introduce a new golden age of economic prosperity,” she wrote. “I look forward to cooperation to create a positive impact on the lives of millions of workers and their families.”
She added, “Let’s go to work.”
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The Ministry of Labor has almost 14,000 employees.
“The secretary was discharged and ready to start fighting for an American worker led by President Trump and his US first agenda, which begins with the implementation of the president’s executive orders and the Doge partnership to ensure that the work department of the diligent US tax dollars,” said the Ministry of Herald of Fox News Digital work.
The Chavez-Demer was the last person of Trump’s formal cabinet confirmed. The Senate confirmed it on Monday night with a 67-32 margin of vote. Seventeen Democrats voted with the Republicans to confirm it.
Chavez-Demer swore Tuesday at the Eisenhower Executive Affairs building by Florida, Ambassador Laurel Lee.
