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Donald Trump

National

Four years of Trump: The record speaks for itself

Oct 13, 2020

He pledged to rewrite NAFTA, invest $1 trillion in infrastructure, and slash taxes for the rich. Now there’s a 4-year record to judge him by.

Trade

AFL-CIO endorses Trump’s revised re-write of NAFTA trade treaty

Dec 18, 2019

For the first time in a generation, NAFTA is getting a re-write, and even America’s premier trade union federation has endorsed the final draft.

National

Trump names Eugene Scalia as his pick for new Labor Secretary

Aug 16, 2019

AFL-CIO blasts the choice — a former WalMart lawyer and son of union nemesis Antonin Scalia.

Trade

Trump’s new NAFTA: Is America’s trade policy at a crossroads?

Apr 16, 2019

When Portland Congressman Earl Blumenauer learned he’d be the new chair of a House trade subcommittee, the first call he made was to Oregon AFL-CIO president Tom Chamberlain.

Workers Rights

Trump appointee wants to ban Scabby the Rat

Feb 12, 2019

Standing 25 feet tall, with scary red eyes and yellow fangs, Scabby the Rat is a union hero and an eye-catching sign of a labor dispute.

National

Shutting down the shutdown

Jan 30, 2019

In the end, it was action by aviation workers that led Trump to end the shutdown.

Union Organizing

THE REST OF THE STORY: A look back at some of the stories we reported in 2018 … and what happened afterward

Dec 20, 2018

Updates on the union campaigns at Precision Castparts, New Seasons, and Reed College, plus President Trump’s “infrastructure Neverland”

National

Trump to appeal ruling striking down anti-union executive orders

Oct 3, 2018

The executive orders are aimed at weakening federal employee union representation and making it easier to fire federal employees.

National

Trump denounces America’s top labor leader … on Labor Day

Sep 4, 2018

The tweet was in reaction to an appearance on Fox News Sunday by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

Trade

An end to NAFTA?

Sep 4, 2018

A new two-nation trade deal with Mexico could take the place of the three-nation agreement known as NAFTA.

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