Trump To Tap Head Of Anti-Union Group To Run Labor Office
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Elisabeth Messenger, former CEO of Americans for Fair Treatment, would be tasked with making sure anti-union consultants disclose their work.
The Trump administration plans to put the former leader of an anti-union advocacy group in charge of the Labor Department’s office that oversees financial disclosures by unions and “union-busting” consultants, HuffPost has learned.
Elisabeth Messenger, who served as the CEO of the Oklahoma-based Americans for Fair Treatment, or AFFT, is expected to be the new director of the federal government’s Office of Labor-Management Standards, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation.
Billed as a member organization, AFFT promotes right-to-work laws and advises public-sector workers like teachers on how to opt out of paying union dues. “Having challenges with your public-sector union? We can help!” the group’s site promises.
Although AFFT’s staff page lists Chip Rogers as its current CEO, a separate page on the site still lists Messenger as a chief executive. It says she previously worked in the publicity department of Atlantic Records before joining the group in 2020.
AFFT did not respond to a HuffPost voicemail seeking comment Friday.
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