Trump draped a banner of his face on the Dept. of Labor and called it “American Workers First.” I call bull. He’s gutting wages, ripping away union rights, and making jobs more dangerous. That’s not worker-first, it’s billionaire-first. #UnionsForAll www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The Trump Administration Is Quietly Gutting Minimum Wage Protections for Millions of Workers www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

The VA canceled union contracts for 400,000 workers - many of them veterans. One more example of this Administration’s disrespect for American workers including veterans.

Amazing video from NYT about the intentional, Jane Jacob’s influenced design of Sesame Street

Our new report analyzes why union member support for Democrats reached a recent high during the 2024 election after falling to a low point during Donald Trump's first presidential election in 2016. www.americanprogressaction.org/article/wome...

More resources to fight #WageTheft. A very good outcome from the 2025 Oregon legislative session

Trump’s Dept of Labor is dismantling key workplace protections. They include: ❌ Weakening protections from asbestos & other harmful chemicals on the job ❌ Letting companies pay home care workers less than the minimum wage ❌ Rolling back protections for farmworkers www.epi.org/blog/trumps-...

Beautiful story by @chabeli.bsky.social about the many horrible ripples caused by ICE's detention of one childcare provider 19thnews.org/2025/07/chil...

With the @nlrbgov.bsky.social sidelined and workers under attack, should states step in to protect organizing rights? Lynn Rhinehart unpacks the promise and peril of opening the door to more state labor policy in a new @poweratwork.bsky.social piece! Read now at poweratwork.us/opening-door...!

Disinvestment in the public sector undermines opportunities for Black women across the South: Trump cuts further threaten key services for working people across the nation www.epi.org/blog/disinve...

@jdscholten.bsky.social is right. Republicans like Trump are too cozy with billionaire CEOs to call them out on their B.S.

Trump is ready to throw the working class under the bus to nab a tax break for billionaires. State legislators who fight for the working class are more important now than ever. Join us tomorrow for a virtual event w/ experts across the country!

Despite Musk’s Departure, Trump’s War Against Unions and Workers Will Continue www.americanprogress.org/article/desp...

Hey friends: You can RSVP now to attend a CAPAction and SIX online conversation (Tues, 6/25, 12-1 ET) with state lawmakers on fighting for an economic agenda to support working class residents.

Former NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo testified in front of the @democrats-edworkforce.house.gov. "At the same time that corporations and billionaires are pushing for more tax cuts at the expense of working families, they're also trying to squelch worker action, worker power, worker voice."

"Only through consistent, personal engagement will legislators regain trust at a moment when trust in government is steadily declining, and less than half of working class people still believe in the American Dream." www.newsweek.com/democrats-st...

Rep. Budzinski says passing the PRO Act is the way to connect with working-class voters — from my discussion with @repcasar.bsky.social and @budzinski.house.gov last week on the future of working-class voters.

Consistent and outspoken action on policies to rebalance power in the U.S. economy will demonstrate who actually stands with workers.

A working class/college educated coalition that starts with defending Medicaid:

Important story from American Prospect's ‪@emmarjanssen.bsky.social‬ on reconciliation bill's sneaky provision that could undermine federal workers' ability to defend themselves and stand up against cuts to critical services

"StarPlus Energy joins battery workers under the UAW at Ultium Cells LLC, the joint venture between General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd." www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...

Join us on June 4 for a discussion about today’s working class with Representative Greg Casar (D-TX), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), vice chair for policy of the New Democrat Coalition. www.americanprogressaction.org/events/repre...

Check out my clip on C-SPAN's Washington Journal talking about Trump admin's efforts to undermine unionized workers and worker protections: www.c-span.org/program/wash...

New analysis from my colleague Aurelia Glass @jaureliaglass.bsky.social: Administration is revoking bargaining rights of more than 80 percent of unionized federal workers - including workers who inspect food, protect mine workers, and keep nuclear power plants

New from me: the House GOP bill would cut Medicaid & CHIP by 12-14%, growing higher over time - the largest in history. There's $792 bn of gross Medicaid & CHIP cuts (mostly Medicaid). There are $76 bn of total health offsetting interactive effects (mostly Medicaid), so the true cut is $716-792 bn.

This is a HUGE scandal. Elon Musk, JD Vance, and Trump are lying about Social Security fraud. Internal documents show DOGE found "no significant fraud"—but did slow retirement claim processing by 25%. Nothing efficient about making it harder for people to get their benefits.

Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”

Workers at the Kennedy Center have faced layoffs, censorship and uncertainty from management about their jobs. Now, they’re organizing. Congrats to the Kennedy Center United Arts Workers on announcing their intent to unionize.

We’re walking out this week. And it’s not simply over a shirt color. It’s about respect, rights, and a real contract.

ICYMI: From Pat Garafalo -- buried among House bill's attacks on Medicaid and food assistance, are provisions to prevent states from protecting people from AI abuses

One detail from Republican tax bill. It creates an unprecedented 100% tax credit for people steering money into private K-12 school vouchers. Contributors get the credit PLUS dodge capital gains tax if they give stock. Total tax shelter. Scaled back but similar to this itep.org/revenue-impa...

One of every 10 US workers get their health insurance through Medicaid. Emma Curchin and I have a new report out today that looks at how workers navigate the complicated maze that is the US healthcare system. cepr.net/publications...

There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to Medicaid.

Southern and Midwestern districts are the most vulnerable to Social Security cuts and disruptions www.epi.org/blog/souther...

New data from Pew showing that Americans aren't just down on institutions -- we also don't trust each other: www.pewresearch.org/2025/05/08/a...

By slashing teams that gather critical data, the Trump administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades: propub.li/3RZzqHP 📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social

As Mother's Day approaches, I’m thinking about the things that would truly celebrate moms: paid leave, higher minimum wage, child care for all. Grateful to @gaylegoldin.bsky.social at @tcfdotorg.bsky.social for laying this out in her piece.

So frustrating... Trump admin is quietly killing antidiscrimination protections that have existed since the Johnson administration, were expanded by Nixon, and were credited by RBG herself for allowing her assent. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

Voters overwhelmingly approved #PaidSick leave and these state legislators want to roll it back?? Bad politics and terrible policy. apnews.com/article/paid...

We're in an age of surging right-wing populism here in the US and around the globe, threatening democracy and growth. Should policymakers care? And how should they respond? In an essay for @equitablegrowth.bsky.social, Shayna Strom and I answer these questions: equitablegrowth.org/designing-ec... 1/

Interesting historical note on the Barbie backlash. Raises more basic question — what is the point of the admin’s efforts to bring back manufacturing when it is concurrently undermining the labor protections that made manufacturing good jobs in the first place?

Super interesting new research on unions' engagement with members -- worth a read for anyone who works on labor policy.

"Child care providers have had to increase prices; they were up 22 percent between January 2020 and September 2024... Without meaningful government support, providers & parents are stuck in a system that nobody can afford.

It's Teacher Appreciation Week. Here's how to appreciate teachers: pay them better.

Trump is to McKinley as Musk is to Pullman? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Great reporting from NPR on how the Trump administration is all but eliminating work to keep Americans in manufacturing, construction, firefighting, and across the economy, safe from toxic chemicals, injury and illness. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

The billionaires behind DOGE are betting they can gut the federal workforce without a fight. They’re wrong. Rise Up: The Federal Workers Legal Defense Network is bringing together lawyers and federal workers who need to know their rights and get support. WorkersLegalDefense.org/

A full-time worker paid the federal minimum wage will earn less than $16,000 a year in 2025. Meanwhile, billionaires add trillions to their fortunes. This economy isn’t broken — it’s rigged. seiu.co/3EJtLTi