Labor Caucus Members Blast First Trump Administration’s First 100 Days, Join Labor Union Leaders to talk about Impacts on Working Families

Public Sector Task Force Lead Vice-Chair Rep. Ivey and Co-Chairs Reps. Dingell and Horsford were joined by labor leaders and Democracy Forward President for a press conference on the first 100 days of the Trump Administration and its impact on working families. 

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell said:

“As we mark the first 100 days of the Trump presidency, we are facing an unprecedented attack on the federal workforce. Federal employees do some of the most critical work that, frankly, too many people take for granted. They are nurses, food inspectors, doctors, transportation safety workers, law enforcement officers, scientists, VA workers, and beyond. Their work keeps us safe and keeps our daily lives running smoothly. I’ve heard countless stories from my constituents who are frustrated and scared of being a federal employee right now. An attack on workers’ rights anywhere is an attack on workers’ rights everywhere. That’s why we are standing in strong solidarity with federal employees and will not stop fighting to protect workers’ rights.”

U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford said:

“One hundred days into this presidency, working Nevadans can’t afford this president’s economic chaos. Tourism is buckling with consumer confidence at a 50-year low and international travel down 20 percent – at the same time, we’re being tariff-taxed on everything from food to lumber to toilet paper. Serving billionaires at the expense of working people is the opposite of leadership, which is exactly why Trump’s presidency is failing.”

U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey said:

“President Trump said he would support working people.  Instead, he’s spent 100 days finding new ways to lower wages and make workplaces less safe.  He’s slashed worker safety protections, stripped collective bargaining rights, and crippled the National Labor Relations Board.  Workers deserve better and that’s why my colleagues in the Labor Caucus and I are fighting back.”

Democracy Forward President Skye Perryman said:

“Our nation’s civil servants are the backbone of our democracy – and they’re under attack for doing their jobs.  Democracy Forward is committed to working alongside partners to defend these workers and the public institutions they serve.”

National Federation of Federal Employees President, Randy Erwin said:

“President Trump’s first 100 days in office have been a disaster for federal workers and the American people. Hundreds of thousands of dedicated civil servants have been fired or intimidated into resignation, diminishing the critical services that communities across the country depend on every day. It is shameful that the President has celebrated firing veterans and weakening their healthcare, the erosion of public safety, and undermining our national security.”

American Federation of Government Employees, District 14 National VP Ottis Johnson said:

“AFGE is proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with the House Labor Caucus to fight for the collective bargaining rights of more than one million federal employees who are being retaliated against for standing up for their rights. We are calling on all members of Congress to stand up for federal workers by cosponsoring the Protect America’s Workforce Act and defeating the GOP leadership’s punitive reconciliation package.”

International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, President Matthew Biggs said:

“This Administration’s attacks on federal workers, on their civil service protections and union rights, and on their careers and livelihoods hurt all Americans and the services and government functions Americans count on in every part of the country. IFPTE members who work for the Navy, Army Corps of Engineers, NASA, EPA, DOJ, SSA, NOAA, and so many other agencies chose their careers in the federal government because they are invested in and dedicated to the work they do on behalf of the American public. The Trump Administration that keeps finding new and illegal ways to harass, exhaust, and disrespect the federal workforce, but our union and our federal membership is working with labor, legal and civil society partners, and with allies in Congress to protecting our democracy, our nonpartisan merit-based civil service, and our commitment to all Americans.