PUTTING WORKERS FIRST?

Who are the Trump Administration & Congress (really) fighting for?
"Every decision . . . will be made to benefit American workers."
- President Trump, Inaugural Address, Jan 20, 2017
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Week 3
Feb 07, 2017

Trump administration seeks drug testing for more recipients of unemployment insurance.

  • President signs a resolution overturning a rule implementing a narrow law that allowed for drug testing of job-seekers collecting the unemployment insurance benefits for which they qualified, hoping to expand it in unspecified ways.
  • Not only would a broader drug testing rule be contrary to the narrow law passed by Congress, but it would create an artificial and costly barrier for job seekers.
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DOL, drug testing, Unemployment Insurance
Week 2
Jan 31, 2017

Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

  • President nominated would-be Justice with abysmal record on worker's rights as a jurist.
  • As a member of the Court, Gorsuch is likely to vote to overturn a number of important precedents protecting workers and their families.
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DOJ, Nominations
Week 1
Jan 23, 2017

Hiring freeze issued for non-military federal workers.

  • President's executive order impacts a large swath of the government except for those working in the military, national security and public safety, and telegraphs an attack on the federal workforce.
  • IMPACT: The Labor Department and other federal agencies will have fewer resources and personnel to administer and enforce laws that are meant to protect our nation's workers and their families.
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DOL, Executive Order, Federal Workforce
Jan 17, 2017

Trump nominates Andy Puzder for Labor Secretary.

  • On December 8, 2016, the president-elect nominated anti-worker, anti-labor-department fast-food boss Andy Puzder to be labor secretary.
  • IMPACT: Puzder's confirmation would undermine the Labor Department's mission of protecting workers' wages, safety and health, and retirement security.
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DOL, Nominations
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