Trump attacks on working people
Trump is dismantling protections for federal unions and workers, threatening the job security and working conditions of over one million federal employees who serve in critical sectors like veterans' services, healthcare, food safety, and disaster response. These workers stand to lose vital union support that has been essential for safeguarding their rights and protections.
Trump eliminated the minimum wage for people employed under federal contracts, around 400,000 working people who had been paid lower wages
Trump's drastic federal job cuts threaten critical services such as Social Security, housing, healthcare, and emergency response. Trump's assault on federal unions and workers' rights includes cutting 8%-50% of staff at multiple federal agencies, crippling Social Security, housing, and emergency response services. The already overburdened Social Security Administration (SSA) has been plagued by frequent website crashes and call center failures, worsening service disruptions and creating additional challenges for those who rely on these vital programs.
Trump strips union protections from over 1 Million federal employees
Trump's assault on federal unions and workers' rights strips union protections from over one million federal employees working in vital sectors such as veterans' services, disaster response, food safety, and healthcare. In late April, a federal judge put Trump’s theft of bargaining rights on hold.
Trump uses the excuse of national security to strip away union protections from one million federal employees. Trump vacates employee grievances and ceases the collection of union dues. Trump’s actions aim to stop unions from protecting workers’ rights to free speech, blowing the whistle on government actions that violate the law or endanger the public.
Trump ends minimum wage for employees of federal contractors
Trump ended the requirement that federal contractors pay a minimum wage greater than the $7.25 national minimum wage. He terminated the rule that paid the employees of federal contractors at least $15 in 2022, which rose to $17.75 this year. Through his action, Trump took away a decent minimum wages from some 400,000 lower-wage workers.
Trump fires head of National Labor Relations Board
Trump replaced the head of the National Labor Relations Board and then fired her. But a federal judge ruled that Trump’s firing of Gwynne Wilcox, who was a staunch defender of the right to organize, is illegal. Trump fired her because he didn’t like her decisions even though the law protects appointees like Wilcox for being fired by a President unless the appointee neglected her job.