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President Trump’s Anti-Worker Agenda

Saharra Griffin and Malkie Wall explain how President Trump's anti-worker agenda has favored corporate interests at the expense of working-class Americans.

President Donald Trump promised to defend “forgotten workers,” but these workers were never forgotten—they were victims of the most well-funded lobbying campaign in history. For decades, large corporations have sought to ensure that the majority of economic gains are absorbed by executives and shareholders—not employees, who are the backbone of the American economy. President Trump has embraced this right-wing lobbying effort to an unprecedented degree, making it increasingly unclear where lobbyists’ influence ends and his administration’s policies begin.

Below are some of the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to stack the deck against American workers.

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Authors

Saharra Griffin

Research Assistant

Malkie Wall

Research Associate