The focus of the Economic Policy Institute’s (EPI) report issued on January 12, 2018 is in its name: Ten actions that hurt workers during Trump’s first year: How Trump and Congress further rigged the economy in favor of the wealthy
See the article for facts about how workers are affected by each action on this list:
Enacting tax cuts that overwhelmingly favor the wealthy over the average worker
Taking billions out of workers’ pockets by weakening or abandoning regulations that protect their pay
Blocking workers from access to the courts by allowing mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts
Pushing immigration policies that hurt all workers
Rolling back regulations that protect worker pay and safety
Stacking the Federal Reserve Board with candidates friendlier to Wall Street than to working families
Ensuring Wall Street can pocket more of workers’ retirement savings
Stacking the Supreme Court against workers by appointing Neil Gorsuch
Trying to take affordable health care away from millions of working people
Undercutting key worker protection agencies by nominating anti-worker leaders
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