June 13, 2018
Jobs With Justice strongly condemns House Speaker Paul Ryan and other members of the House leadership for refusing to allow a vote on a clean Dream Act. In September 2017 Donald Trump unilaterally halted protections President Obama put in place in for many Dreamers by ending the Deferred Action for… Read More»
Tags: DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Dream Act, immigrant workers, immigrants, Working People
March 23, 2017
Yesterday, Donald Trump’s second choice for Labor Secretary, R. Alexander Acosta, finally took his seat in the Senate HELP Committee hearing room for his confirmation hearing. After nearly three hours, in which Acosta often failed to articulate his position on numerous topics, Jobs With Justice remains concerned about where Acosta… Read More»
Tags: Acosta, Alexander Acosta, Department of Labor, Donald Trump, Labor Secretary, OSHA, Overtime, Working People, workplace safety
February 16, 2017
Since President Trump announced Andrew Puzder as his pick for Labor Secretary in December, people stood up and firmly declared their opposition to the fast-food CEO. His record on hurting working people, demeaning women, and lining his own pockets was in direct contradiction to what we need from the Department… Read More»
Tags: Andrew Puzder, Victory, Winning, Working People