John,
Let’s be clear: Trump doesn’t care about you. Never has. Never will.
If he did, he wouldn’t be trying to undermine the federal agency that protects your health and safety on the job — the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Many have forgotten this, but during his first term, Trump defanged the agency. Under Trump’s watch, the number of OSHA inspectors on the job hit a 45-year low.
But if you thought Trump's first term was bad for workplace safety, just wait until you hear where Trump's new choice to lead OSHA used to work, what Trump is doing at the Department of Labor, and the damage Trump has already done to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
In this week’s video, we go into the details of Trump’s anti-worker agenda and prove that when it comes to you and me — Trump just doesn’t give a shite.
Given Trump’s anti-worker history and his support from the richest men in the world, it’s no surprise that Trump is willing to put workers in harm's way during his second term. But going after agencies like OSHA is especially dangerous because it’s quite literally a matter of life and death.
Workers battled greedy corporations and their political puppets for nearly a century to establish OSHA. Countless workers lost their lives, limbs, and health before the people in power paid attention.
If Trump actually cared about workers, he would not undermine the federal agency that keeps them safe. He wouldn’t appoint an executive from a corporation that repeatedly violates worker health and safety to oversee worker health and safety.
No worker should have to pay the price for corporate greed with their limbs — or their life.
Help spread the truth about Trump’s real agenda by sharing this video.
Thanks for watching,
Robert Reich
Inequality Media Civic Action
