Donald Trump made opposing DEI initiatives one of the top priorities of his administration, and Shontel Brown has been leading the charge to fight back.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Executive Order 11246, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, prohibited employment discrimination by federal contractors. This was a fundamental civil rights measure that guaranteed equal opportunities for workers regardless of race, gender, color, or national origin.
This Executive Order has directly protected 10.3 million workers from discrimination through workplace investigations over the past decade and secured financial relief for more than 250,000 workers.
However, as one of his first actions in office, Trump signed an Executive Order that ended anti-discrimination policies across the federal government. By doing so, Trump has undermined the progress made in recent decades toward eliminating discrimination in federal contracting. As usual, this is just another attempt by the Trump administration to attack workers' rights and take the nation backward.
We are fighting back: Shontel Brown is taking charge to ensure we do not turn our backs on these communities – she is calling on the Department of Labor to reconsider the proposed rule and continue upholding the principles of this Executive Order.
Shontel Brown is proud to be elected as the Congresswoman for Ohio’s 11th District. She has spent the last decade serving the people of Ohio and building coalitions. As she enters her second full term in Congress, she will use that experience to continue the fight for affordable quality health care, jobs that pay fair wages, a strong public education system, and to preserve and protect our democracy for generations to come. Will you join her and be the change we need?
