Trump’s record is clear: He was awful to workers before he was president, he was awful to workers during his first term, and during his second term, he’s continued his assault on workers’ rights with policies that pose a dangerous threat to working-class households.
By design, working people are getting crushed under Trump’s presidency. He has gone after collective bargaining, made workplaces less safe, and used immigration enforcement as a weapon to keep workers too scared to speak up or organize. The result is lower pay, worse conditions, and fewer rights for the people who keep this country running. Here is what his administration has done to attack workers’ rights:
- Trump wiped out collective bargaining rights for workers in more than 30 federal agencies, making him the biggest union buster in American history.
- Trump claimed to have coal miners’ backs, but once in office, he let a rule protecting them from black lung disease collect dust.
- The Labor Department stopped going after employers who steal wages from their workers.
- The Labor Department abandoned protections for gig workers, leaving millions on the job without basic rights.
- Trump’s cuts to the Labor Department made it easier for states to put children to work.
- Trump stripped labor protections from more than 400,000 Veterans Affairs workers.
“Trump has spent his entire time in public life treating workers as nothing more than expendable. For decades, he stiffed contractors, busted unions, and exploited workers long before he ever set foot in the White House. He started his business career by inheriting millions and then grew his empire by squeezing workers to pad his own bottom line,” said American Bridge 21st Century spokesperson Brandon Weathersby. “Now, as president, Trump and his allies are raking in profits while eliminating the protections that hard-working Americans need. Every day, the American Dream is getting further and further out of reach.”
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Published: Mar 30, 2026