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Trump Makes Massive Cuts to Federal Regulations
Last week Trump signed Executive Order -13924, which would cut regulations that “impede economic recovery.” The move is part of a decades-long push by conservatives to drastically change...
Trump Flag / Union Logo Don't Mix
I saw a Trump 2020 flag on a house in Massapequa the other day, not unusual, as there are a lot of Republicans on Long Island. But what made me stop was the work truck in the driveway with an IBEW...
VA Union Sues to Stop Trump Appointed Board
The union that represents employees at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department is seeking an injunction to prevent the Trump-appointed Federal Service Impasses Panel from unilaterally imposing a...
Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Post Office Bailout
Like many businesses in the United States, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is facing huge revenue declines thanks to COVID-19. Postmaster General Megan Brennan told Congress in early April...
Trump Exempts Worker Pay Requirement in CARES Act
This week, CWA President Chris Shelton joined with six other labor union leaders to raise the alarm about procedures that the Trump Administration has put in place that waives the requirement for...
10,000 Federal Employees Sick with COVID-19
A grim number has been reached with over 10,000 federal employees testing positive for COVID-19. The stunning number means that in just the last month the rate of infection has quadrupled within the...
McConnell Refusing to Pay Police Pensions
In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the following:
A Thank You to Bernie Sanders
This has been a long primary process for everyone, no one more than Sen. Bernie Sanders. We all know how 2016 went. Then the Vermont senator spent the early half of Trump’s presidency...
Trump Spins 250k COVID-19 Death’s
If you have been listening to Trump’s press conferences recently, you may have heard him say that only losing 100,000 to 250,000 people to COVID-19 would be a good thing. However, this is...
Highlighting Trump's Lies
The United States has gone over 1,000 deaths from coronavirus and now has the most positive tests for coronavirus in the world thanks to Trump's inaction. Throughout the process, Trump has failed...