- Apr 10, 2013
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More tRump bashing of American Workers.
First an attack on wages, now an attack on safety.
A new rule proposed by the Trump administration in an attempt to weaken the power of labor unions could cost American workers $1.3 billion in lost wages annually, a new study by the Economic Policy Institute has found.
The rule proposal would limit the joint employment standard under the National Labor Relations Act.
Currently, two or more companies are “joint employers” of an employee if they share the ability to govern that employee’s salary and working conditions. Even if a company has the right to govern an employee’s working conditions but opts not to, it can be held responsible for labor violations.
The rule change would limit that. A company would only be held responsible if it “possesses and exercises substantial, direct and immediate control over the essential terms and conditions of employment and has done so in a manner that is not limited and routine.”
The changes would leave certain employees without the ability to hold their employers accountable for violating safety and fair pay laws. The rule change would also make it nearly impossible for unionized workers or workers who want to unionize to collectively bargain with all of their employers.
First an attack on wages, now an attack on safety.