{"id":11562,"date":"2018-01-18T10:53:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T15:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewei.com\/kimi\/?p=11562"},"modified":"2018-01-18T10:53:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T15:53:36","slug":"trump-attacked-workers-pay-and-rights-in-2017-here-are-the-worst-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewei.com\/kimi\/trump-attacked-workers-pay-and-rights-in-2017-here-are-the-worst-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump attacked workers’ pay and rights in 2017. Here are the worst violations."},"content":{"rendered":"

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McDonalds NYC Demonstration for workers rights & fair pay Source: IUF.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nThe 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\u2019s first year: How Trump and Congress further rigged the economy in favor of the wealthy<\/a> <\/p>\n

See the article for facts about how workers are affected by each action on this list:

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McDonalds NYC Demonstration for workers rights & fair pay Source: IUF.org<\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/p>\n
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  1. Enacting tax cuts that overwhelmingly favor the wealthy over the average worker<\/li>\n
  2. Taking billions out of workers\u2019 pockets by weakening or abandoning regulations that protect their pay<\/li>\n
  3. Blocking workers from access to the courts by allowing mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts<\/li>\n
  4. Pushing immigration policies that hurt all workers<\/li>\n
  5. Rolling back regulations that protect worker pay and safety<\/li>\n
  6. Stacking the Federal Reserve Board with candidates friendlier to Wall Street than to working families<\/li>\n
  7. Ensuring Wall Street can pocket more of workers\u2019 retirement savings<\/li>\n
  8. Stacking the Supreme Court against workers by appointing Neil Gorsuch<\/li>\n
  9. Trying to take affordable health care away from millions of working people<\/li>\n
  10. Undercutting key worker protection agencies by nominating anti-worker leaders<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    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\u2019s 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 … <\/p>\n

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