PUTTING WORKERS FIRST?

Who are the Trump Administration & Congress (really) fighting for?
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- President Trump, Inaugural Address, Jan 20, 2017
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Week 148
Nov 20, 2019

DOL withdraws the proposal that would have increased injury to teens working in nursing homes.

  • DOL had proposed to roll back regulations that would have prevented 16- and 17-year-olds working in nursing homes and hospitals from operating power-driven patient lifts without supervision. The DOL provided little evidence or risk analysis to justify the new rule—and what it did provide turned out to be based on an inaccurate reading of what advocates discovered was a seven-year-old, 22-respondent Survey Monkey poll of vocational programs in Massachusetts.
  • Allowing 16- and 17-year-old nursing assistants to operate mechanical lifts without adult assistance would have led to more instances of painful and potentially debilitating injuries to young nursing home workers, who lack sufficient experience and training to handle the challenging task of lifting and moving residents with complex physical and mental disabilities.  
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DOL, Health and Safety, Youth Workers
Week 87
Sep 17, 2018

DOL releases a proposal that will increase injury to teens working in nursing homes.  

  • DOL proposes to roll back regulations that prevent 16- and 17-year-olds working in nursing homes and hospitals from operating power-driven patient lifts without supervision.
  • Teens who use the lifts are in danger of musculoskeletal injuries, according to a 2011 report from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the federal agency charged with conducting research and making recommendations to prevent work-related injuries. Moreover, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that “nursing homes have the highest injury and illness rate of any industry.”
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DOL, Health and Safety, Youth Workers
Week 51
Jan 10, 2018

Trump’s EPA considers a regulatory rollback that would allow more minors to handle the most dangerous pesticides.

  • By rolling back this rule, the Trump administration would allow very young farm workers to handle the most toxic pesticides.
  • More young workers would be exposed to hazards that threaten their health and their futures.
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EPA, Health and Safety, Youth Workers
Week 33
Sep 05, 2017

Trump administration ends Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

  • This gesture impacts people brought to this country by their parents as children, many of whom are now contributing members of our workforce and society more generally.
  • This policy change threatens to deport 800,000 young adults, including countless first responders helping victims of Hurricane Harvey.
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Equal Opportunity, Immigrant Workers, Youth Workers
Week 19
Jun 02, 2017

EPA delayed final rule protecting child farmworkers from restricted pesticides.

  • EPA sides with industry over the kids under 18 who were to be protected from exposure to harmful chemicals.
  • Children under 18 will have no protections from certain pesticides that have long-term impacts on their development.
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Agriculture, Health and Safety, Youth Workers
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