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The Biggest Labor Stories of 2017: A Look Back in Horror and Hope

Updated On: Dec 18, 2017

Dec. 18, 2017 | THE YEAR IN REVIEW | The first year of any Republican presidential administration is sure to bring new attacks on unions and their allies. This year has seen plenty of anti-labor offensives, as well as inspiring fights and encouraging signs for the future. […] Trump’s Department of Labor policy switches and NLRB appointments are all bog-standard right-wing moves. The official labor policies of the Trump administration are exactly the same as would have been Jeb Bush’s or Mitt Romney’s. But workers refuse to wait until Trump is impeached, voted out or felled by his nauseatingly unhealthy diet. This year was marked by some impressive organizing campaigns that offer hope for the future… Working In These Times