The Culinary Workers Union and its 60,000-strong membership has historically been a Democratic powerhouse, but it hailed President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to eliminate taxes on tips.
And as union spokesperson Bethany Khan told Semafor: “The Culinary Union would have taken a meeting if requested” during Chavez-DeRemer’s tour. Khan said the organization hasn’t heard from anyone at the Labor Department.
Chavez-DeRemer’s choice to skip meeting with the Culinary Union comes as congressional Republicans air some skepticism about their ability to add Trump’s new tax pledges — he’s called for eliminating taxes on Social Security and overtime as well as tips — to the already-high cost of extending his 2017 tax cuts.