• US President Donald Trump won the 2024 election, in part, on the promise of a new “golden age” for American workers, one that would protect them from the forces eroding their livelihoods and well-being. But while Trump has taken action on this front, all of it has been against workers.

Upon returning to the White House, Trump indefinitely suspended the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s heat-safety regulations, even though extreme heat contributes to an estimated 600-2,000 worker deaths annually. His administration also quietly scuttled former President Joe Biden’s efforts to secure overtime pay for millions more workers. In August, Trump issued an executive order eliminating many federal workers’ collective-bargaining rights. And last month, his administration dashed h

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