{"id":2555,"date":"2018-05-01T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2018\/05\/01\/on-may-day-over-50-ways-trump-has-hurt-workers\/"},"modified":"2018-05-01T14:15:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T14:15:00","slug":"on-may-day-over-50-ways-trump-has-hurt-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/on-may-day-over-50-ways-trump-has-hurt-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"On May Day, Over 50 Ways Trump Has Hurt Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we honor the contributions of workers this International Workers Day, here’s a look at more than 50 of the many ways Trump has hurt workers so far during his presidency:<\/p>\n

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  1. Trump ended DACA<\/a>, sabotaged<\/a> every bipartisan fix, and rescinded TPS<\/a> for hundreds of thousands of immigrants. Together, these actions could force more than a million working people back into the shadows.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. Most Americans<\/a> haven’t seen any benefit from the Trump tax.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. The Trump tax  raises taxes<\/a> on individuals by a cumulative $83 billion in 2027, and raises taxes on average for everyone<\/a> earning under $75,000 by 2027.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. The Trump tax actually promotes<\/a> outsourcing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. In many cases, the Trump Tax actually incentivizes<\/a> corporations to lay off workers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            1. Republicans have touted one-time bonuses for workers – not the longer-term wage increases they promised – that amount to less than three percent<\/a> of what corporate shareholders are reaping from the Trump tax.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              1. Companies that Trump and Republicans touted for giving one-time bonuses to employees have been simultaneously laying off<\/a> their workers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                1. Corporations are using tax savings to massively benefit shareholders and executives while barely<\/a> increasing wage growth.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                  1. Nearly half<\/a> of the economic growth from the Trump tax will flow to foreign investors rather than Americans over the next decade.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                    1. Corporations are using their massive windfalls to benefit their wealthy shareholders in record numbers<\/a>, and most have no plans<\/a> for those benefits to trickle down to workers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                      1. The Trump tax gives the richest one percent of Americans an average tax break of about $33,000<\/a> this year, while lower-income Americans an average tax break of just $40<\/a> – that’s more than 800 times more.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                        1. Treasury proposed scrapping<\/a> a requirement that companies disclose the pay ratio between chief executives and employees.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                          1. Trump’s Labor Department rescinded<\/a> a rule meant to fight worker misclassification and protect workers from being cheated out of their wages.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                            1. Trump’s Labor Department proposed eliminating<\/a> protections against employers from pooling, and potentially stealing, workers’ tips.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                              1. Trump’s NLRB overturned<\/a> a rule that would have made it easier for franchise workers to collectively bargain with big corporations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                1. Trump’s Justice Department reversed<\/a> the government’s long-standing position on union fees, setting the stage to undermine public-sector unions.  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                  1. Trump’s Labor Department stopped<\/a> publicizing fines against companies accused of violating workplace safety rules, eliminating a major tool for workplace safety enforcement.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                    1. Trump’s budget cut funding by nearly half<\/a> for Adult Employment and Training Activities, which serve veterans, Native Americans, and young people who have dropped out of high school.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                      1. Trump’s budget would cut $407 million<\/a> in spending on Jobs Corps centers for disadvantaged youth.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                        1. Trump’s budget would freeze<\/a> funding for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grants for adult, youth, and dislocated worker training at FY 17 levels.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                          1. Trump’s budget cut<\/a> funding for National Dislocated Worker Grants, which offer support for those who lose their jobs in natural disasters or factory closures.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                            1. Trump’s budget cuts<\/a> Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding, which states use for employment services and job training.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                              1. Trump’s budget got rid of<\/a> USDA’s Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program, which help spur job creation and economic growth in rural areas.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                1. Trump’s budget has no specific proposals<\/a> for creating jobs for those who want them but can’t find them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                  1. Trump’s budget eliminates $11 million<\/a> in grants for OSHA programs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                    1. Trump’s budget eliminates<\/a> an OSHA program that provides training and education on workplace safety and health hazards<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                      1. Trump signed a bill that rolled back<\/a> OSHA worker safety regulations that aimed to track and reduce workplace injuries and deaths.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                        1. Trump rescinded<\/a> a rule that gave OSHA authority to issue citations and levy fines against companies for failing to record illnesses, injuries, and deaths.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                          1. The Trump administration delayed<\/a> action on a rule that would require employers to electronically report workplace injuries so they can be posted for the public.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                            1. The Trump administration rolled back<\/a> Obama-era changes that required OSHA to disclose workplace deaths and injuries.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                              1. The Trump administration delayed<\/a> a rule intended to sharply lower occupational exposure to beryllium, a widely used mineral linked to a deadly lung disease.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                1. The number of workplace safety inspectors sharply declined<\/a> under Trump as his administration dragged its feet on filling OSHA vacancies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                  1. Trump repealed<\/a> the “blacklisting rule,” which had required federal contractors to disclose labor violations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                    1. Trump’s budget proposed eliminating<\/a> the Chemical Safety Board, which investigates major industrial accidents.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                      1. Trump proposed gutting<\/a> the Labor Department’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs’ budget from $86 million to $19 million, which helps ensure American workers can compete on a level playing field.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                        1. The Trump administration planned to disband<\/a> the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, which has policed discrimination among federal contractors for four decades.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                          1. Trump’s budget proposed that<\/a> the Labor Department’s compliance division be folded into the EEOC, even though it historically only acts on complaints instead of systematically conducting audits.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                            1.  Trump’s Justice Department sided against<\/a> workers in a Supreme Court battle over employers enforcing arbitration agreements that prevent workers’ ability to join together in collective lawsuits or arbitrations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                              1. The Trump administration delayed<\/a> implementation of the Fiduciary Rule, aimed at protecting retirement savers against brokers’ conflicts-of-interest.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                1. Trump proposed cuts<\/a> to key economic development programs for rural areas and farm workers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                  1. Despite Trump’s “Hire American” rhetoric, his properties have requested permission to bring in hundreds<\/a> of foreign workers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                    1. Trump’s infrastructure plan does not provide adequate<\/a> financing and could increase costs<\/a> for working families.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                      1. Trump’s executive order<\/a> targeting Medicaid, nutrition assistance, housing assistance, and other safety net programs would make it harder for low-wage workers to feed their families and search for higher-paying jobs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                        1. Trump repeatedly<\/a> supported<\/a> Republican plans to repeal Obamacare that would have led to fewer employers offering health insurance to their workers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                          1. Republican ACA repeal plans would threaten the flexibility that the ACA gave middle- and working-class Americans to change jobs or careers<\/a> without worrying about how they would stay insured.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                            1. The Trump administration tried to make it easier for employers to refuse to offer contraceptive coverage<\/a> in their employees’ health insurance plans.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                              1. The Trump administration is in the process of expanding the availability of association health plans, which have a long history of fraud and abuse that have left employers and employees with hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid medical bills<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                                1. Trump halted<\/a> an Obama-era rule that would have required large companies to report what they pay employees by race and gender to help shrink the wage gap.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                                  1. Trump’s moves<\/a> would make it easier for corporations to pay women less.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                                    1. Trump revoked<\/a> the 2014 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Order that ensured companies with federal contracts complied with labor and civil rights laws.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                                      1. Trump’s executive order reversing<\/a> the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces order could make it harder for workers to report sexual harassment and fight gender discrimination.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                                        1. Trump’s Labor Department planned to relax<\/a> Obama-era pay discrimination policies and let businesses shape investigations of federal contractors.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                                          1. After lobbying from Wall Street, Trump signed a repeal<\/a> of an Obama-era measure designed to help workers without 401(k) plans save for retirement.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                                            1.  The Trump administration abandoned<\/a> an Obama-era rule that would have expanded overtime pay eligibility to millions more workers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                                              1. Trump blocked<\/a> an Obama-era rule that would have made it easier for farmers to sue big agricultural companies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                                                1. Trump’s DOJ said<\/a> employers could fire employees based on their sexual orientation, directly contradicting the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                                                  1. The Trump administration reversed<\/a> a 2014 memo that protected transgender workers from discrimination.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                                                    1. Trump’s Labor Department reissued guidance on the Fair Labor Standards Act that could allow employers to avoid paying overtime<\/a> and complying with other labor protections.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                                                                                                      As we honor the contributions of workers this International Workers Day, here’s a look at more than 50 of the many ways Trump has hurt workers so far during his presidency:   Trump ended DACA, sabotaged every bipartisan fix, and rescinded TPS for hundreds of thousands of immigrants. 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