A Trump Presidency Could Undo Many Biden-Era Pro-Worker Policies

A Trump Presidency Could Undo Many Biden-Era Pro-Worker Policies

Sahid Fawaz November 3, 2024 0 Comments

A Trump presidency is likely to be a bad one for workers and unions.

The Washington Post reports:

“Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are locked in fierce competition for American workers, but experts say their respective approaches to labor and workplace policy would be miles apart.

A Trump victory would likely result in the reversal of numerous policies enacted over the past four years aimed at making it easier for workers to join unions, labor experts say. If elected, Trump is also expected to try to loosen workplace safety rules, limit access to benefits and rights for workers in the gig economy and other low-wage sectors, and drop a ban on noncompete agreements that prevented workers who left their jobs from jumping to competitors.

Meanwhile, Harris would continue the Biden-era labor agenda, experts say, considered one of the most pro-union in modern history. The policies have coincided with a doubling of filings for union elections between fiscal year 2021 and 2024, although the share of American workers in unions is at a record low.

‘What this election has as a consequence in our labor and employment agenda in this country is one of the most far-ranging and potentially game-changing scenarios of any other part of government,’ said Roger King, senior attorney at the HR Policy Association, a human resources managers firm.”

For the rest of the story, visit The Washington Post here.