Chavez-DeRemer Builds AI Infrastructure with Union Jobs | Portland News

Portland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 13, 2026 · 1m

Former U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is pivoting to a new mission: championing data center and AI infrastructure growth through union jobs and worker empowerment. Now a senior advisor at Think Big, she’s rallying support by highlighting the local employment and training opportunities these projects can create — even as critics note their limited long-term job impact. With a recent op-ed calling for urgent action on AI infrastructure, Chavez-DeRemer taps into public sentiment, arguing that trades and everyday voters are ready for this moment — all while navigating her post-secretary…