McDonald’s, Wendy’s Among Brands That Met With Trump Labor Pick

Representatives for McDonald’s Corp., Yum! Brands Inc., Wendy’s Co., Restaurant Brands Inc. and other companies met Tuesday with Lori Chavez-DeRemer,President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the labor department, according to people familiar with the matter.

The parties talked about pro-union legislation that Chavez-DeRemer co-sponsored as a congressional representative from Oregon, said the people, who asked to remain anonymous discussing a private meeting led by the International Franchise Association in Washington, DC. After her nomination, the IFA had urged Chavez-DeRemer to denounce the bill, which the group described as “job killing.”

They also discussed the key ...