National Trump Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh has a long history of anti-worker rulings Jul 17, 2018 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 Jun 1, 2018 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 May 30, 2018 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 Mar 13, 2018 The tariffs take effect March 23.
Jobs Trump’s amazing infrastructure ‘bait-and-switch’ Feb 14, 2018 “Trillion” was just a marketing slogan. Now Trump wants to sell Bonneville Power assets.
National President Trump: Year 1 Jan 16, 2018 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 Jan 3, 2018 The Justice Department filed amicus briefs in looming Supreme Court case Janus v AFSCME.
Comment Trickle-down Trump Oct 17, 2017 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 Oct 3, 2017 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 Sep 13, 2017 AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka at first hoped labor leaders could find common ground with Trump.