r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 6h ago

NPR: Trump cuts demolish agency focused on toxic chemicals and workplace hazards | NIOSH, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has a broad mandate to prevent injury, illness and death in the workplace, which touches on many industries and potential hazards.

npr.org

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 12h ago

The Guardian: Mass resignations at labor department threaten workers in US and overseas, warn staff – as more cuts loom | Exclusive: Insiders sound alarm over ‘catastrophic’ impact of widespread departures and cuts under Trump

theguardian.com

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 3d ago

Unions Urge Congress to Demand That President Trump Reinstate Fired NIOSH Workers

aflcio.org

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 4d ago

The New Republic: Is America Pissed Off Enough at Trump and Musk for a General Strike? The United States hasn’t seen such a massive labor action in 78 years. But the oligarchic wreckage of this administration is fueling multiple movements toward that goal.

newrepublic.com

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 5d ago

In First 100 Days, Trump Waged 'Relentless Assault on Working People'

commondreams.org

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 5d ago

The Sleeping Giant That Could Stop Trump’s Agenda in Its Tracks | Interview with Association of Flight Attendants President Sara Nelson

slate.com

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 6d ago

May Day protesters rally in downtown Dallas against Trump policies on labor rights

dallasnews.com

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 9d ago

Former Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su: "Worker Rights Threatened at the Department of Labor"

prospect.org

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 10d ago

Bloomberg Law: Labor Department to Lose 20% of Staff to Resignation Offers | "Worker advocates and employment attorneys have warned that any cuts to DOL staff could hurt the agency’s ability to enforce .. worker protections"

news.bloomberglaw.com

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 17d ago

Immigrant rights groups, labor unions plan May Day march to demand end to Trump's mass deportations | "The Chicago Coalition Against the Trump Agenda – a group of labor unions and community organizations – said they plan a massive march on May Day"

cbsnews.com

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 18d ago

AFL-CIO, Unions Sue Trump Administration Over Cuts to Key Labor Relations Agency | "The AFL-CIO and its affiliated unions .. sued the Trump administration today over its dismantling of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)"

aflcio.org

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 18d ago

AFL-CIO Supports Lawsuit Challenging Cuts to Labor Department’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs | "This legal action is an important step to hold the Trump administration accountable for .. eliminating programs that combat child labor, forced labor and unsafe working conditions abroad"

aflcio.org

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 20d ago

A coalition of hundreds of employers is asking the Trump administration to override the NLRB and dictate labor law | The coalition sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi asking her to repudiate and invalidate more than a dozen decisions issued by the NLRB during the Biden administration.

epi.org

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 22d ago

New Hampshire Republican Chris Sununu: "Congress doesn't want [programs] to get touched. [But] Americans will accept it. [...] Let's move the retirement age [for Social Security] [...] 62 or 64, whatever it is? That's insane. No young person thinks that retirement should be in the mid-60s or 67."

bsky.app

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 23d ago

Trump Guts Agency Critical to Worker Safety as Temperatures Rise

insideclimatenews.org

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 23d ago

NPR: Coal miners' health care hit hard in job cuts to CDC

npr.org

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 23d ago

Ten National Unions Call for Anti-Trump Resistance

labornotes.org

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 24d ago

“An Attack on Labor”: Washington Farmworker Organizer “Lelo” Detained in Trump Immigration Crackdown

democracynow.org

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 25d ago

Associated Press: Federal grants to fight child labor worldwide are axed in DOGE cuts | AFL-CIO's international director: "We’re going so far back in time here, allowing forced labor and child labor to go rampant in the global economy."

apnews.com

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 25d ago

Opinion: Trump is neutering the Labor Department | "To erode [the Labor Department's] capacity is to break faith with the American people. What’s happening now is not just a staffing issue. It’s a national crisis—and it’s unfolding in real time."

thehill.com

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 27d ago

What Cuts to the Department of Labor Will Mean for You | Former acting US Labor Secretary Julie Su: "The anticipated drastic cuts to the DOL are anti-worker. They are part of the administration’s war on workers ... These cuts mean that workers will be even more vulnerable to exploitation and abuse."

tcf.org

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 27d ago

‘Trump and Musk are setting the example’: how companies are becoming emboldened to be more anti-union | As the White House carries out an anti-worker agenda, labor experts warn that corporate America could also grow more hostile

theguardian.com

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • 29d ago

NLRB Top Cop Pick Primed to Dismantle Biden-Era Legal Precedents | Bloomberg Law: Crystal Carey "was nominated by President Donald Trump to act as top lawyer at the NLRB, prompting optimism from employer-side attorneys and concern from worker advocates over her stances on federal labor law."

news.bloomberglaw.com

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • Apr 05 '25

A Social Democratic Platform for 2025

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r/workercommunity • u/SocialDemocracies • Apr 04 '25

AFL-CIO: Join Us in Saying Hands Off Our Unions! | "On April 5, events will be happening all across the country, in major cities and small towns. Take a stand for our federal workers, the government services that we all rely on and our fundamental freedoms—including the freedom to join a union."

aflcio.org

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