washington president-elect donald trump name fast-food executive andy puzder head u.s. department labor thursday draw criticism labor advocate worry opposition high minimum wage government regulation workplace puzder chief executive cke restaurants inc operate carl jr. hardee fast-food chain frequently argue media high minimum wag would hurt workers force restaurants close bash new labor department rule aim extend overtime pay million u.s. workers praise benefit automation fast-food industry fast-food workers largely unionize engage multi-year campaign know fight 15 support labor unions raise minimum wag 15 hour state-wide successes new york california cities municipalities seattle federal minimum wage 7.25 workers state high minimum wag entitle high rate labor department say trump statement release transition team praise puzder record fight workers say would ensure occupational safety standards save small businesses crush burden unnecessary regulations stunt job growth suppress wag trump say statement puzder 66 say agree trump right government policies result job good wag american worker labor department regulate wag safety discrimination workplace republican trump beat democrat hillary clinton last month election carry swing state traditionally democratic state u.s. rust belt promise create job review cancel trade deal say bad workers national labor leaders urge rank-and-file members back clinton say trump appointments policies would align promise workers labor leaders gird trump appoint pro-business regulators labor department national labor relations board roll back key regulatory initiatives obama administration labor department rule grant overtime pay million salaried workers unionize unionize talk good game run president far help workers level play field nominations make opposite say lee saunders president public employees union afscme shake-ups expect trump equal employment opportunity commission eeoc enforce federal anti-discrimination laws trump early opportunity shape eeoc replace general counsel obama appointee david lopez leave agency month vacancy commission trump also able fill two current vacancies five-member nlrb early term likely tip agency business-friendly posture although 11.1 percent u.s. workers represent union 2015 20.1 percent 1983 first year government statistics keep labor unions powerful force democratic politics union members support clinton election low president barack obama four years ago 51 percent voters union households back clinton 42 percent support trump cnn exit poll show democrat obama 58 percent voters 2012 re-election win republican mitt romney business group welcome appointment puzder robert cresanti president international franchise association industry group praise exceptional choice would bring business experience policy acumen many issue impact employers employees democrats critical andrew puzder trump find labor secretary would help roll back minimum wage end overtime rule raise wag millions weaken safeguard workers wipe unions say american bridge liberal advocacy group trump decision pick puzder come engage twitter dispute head local unite steelworkers union indiana unite steelworkers local 1999 president chuck jones represent workers unite technologies corp carrier plant indianapolis criticize trump inflate number job would save intervention company decision move production mexico trump respond twitter jones do terrible job represent workers jones say speak company 800 job would remain indianapolis 730 union job 70 management position trump say last week deal indiana give company million tax break would keep 1,100 job region people point time get hop back might job jones tell cnbc thursday come back say mislead unite technologies jones say trump instead go attack trump pick opponent high minimum wage labor department