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Donald Trump
National
Trump names Eugene Scalia as his pick for new Labor Secretary
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?
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
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
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
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
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
The tweet was in reaction to an appearance on Fox News Sunday by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
Trade
An end to NAFTA?
A new two-nation trade deal with Mexico could take the place of the three-nation agreement known as NAFTA.
National
Trump Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh has a long history of anti-worker rulings
The DC Appeals court judge is known in Washington as a highly partisan judicial figure with a history of one-sided rulings in favor of corporations.
Workers Rights
Trump moves to slash federal workers’ union rights
New executive orders speed the firing of federal workers, slash the use of paid union time to defend them, and mandate the renegotiation of union contracts.
National
Unions denounce move by Congress to privatize Veterans Administration
Just before Memorial Day, Congress passed a law that could lead to closure of veterans hospitals and send more veterans to private doctors for care.
Trade
AFL-CIO applauds Trump for imposing tariffs on foreign steel, aluminum
The tariffs take effect March 23.
Jobs
Trump’s amazing infrastructure ‘bait-and-switch’
“Trillion” was just a marketing slogan. Now Trump wants to sell Bonneville Power assets.
National
President Trump: Year 1
It’s not what presidents say or fail to say that matters most; it’s what they do or fail to do.
National
Trump Administration comes out for ‘right-to-work’ in public sector
The Justice Department filed amicus briefs in looming Supreme Court case Janus v AFSCME.
Comment
Trickle-down Trump
President Trump’s tax cut proposal is a continuation of President Reagan’s failed tax plan, or “Trickle Down Economics.”
National
U.S. Senate confirms Trump nominees to the NLRB
The federal agency that protects workers’ right to form a union may now be about to reverse years of progress.
National
Trumka says hope of working with Trump has faded
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka at first hoped labor leaders could find common ground with Trump.
Trade
Trump does NAFTA
Despite what Trump says, NAFTA is not a failed trade agreement. Written by and for the benefit of corporate elites, it's a resounding success — for them.
Trade
Six questions for organized labor’s top NAFTA expert
Twenty-three years after NAFTA became law, Trump wants to renegotiate it. Round 1 of talks ended Aug. 20. To find out more, we spoke with the AFL-CIO’s top trade policy expert.
