Trump’s second-term actions threaten working families’ affordability
A new analysis catalogs 47 Trump actions in the first year of his second term that the authors say erode workers’ wages, undermine job creation, weaken labor rights, enable employer exploitation, and hobble government’s effectiveness, arguing wage growth has lagged productivity for decades and these policies will worsen the affordability crisis for working families unless reversed. The report highlights moves like cutting minimum pay for federal contractors, rolling back protections for farm and in-home-health workers, and reshaping labor enforcement to favor employers.
