Young Democrats hold panel discussion on future of labor under Trump
President Stacey Eliuk of the Queens County Young Democrats held a panel discussion Jan. 12 with labor leaders on the Trump administration’s position on labor at the new Latin American Intercultural Alliance center in Jamaica.
They spoke about the importance of being educated about the issues surrounding labor, how labor unions are the first line of defense for many communities and what union members, representatives and supporters of labor unions can do to fight for workers rights in a Trump presidency.
“The future that we dream of is tenuous at best,” said Eliuk. “The person that Donald Trump wants to appoint as the secretary of labor (Andy Puzner, owner of fast food chain Carl’s Jr.) literally does not believe in the minimum wage. One of the people that works for him is a 47-year-old mother of two who for eight years still is making $8.75 an hour working the graveyard shift at one of his restaurants. We need to learn about the issues to protect workers.”
First on the panel to speak was the business agent for Steamfitters 638 union, Brian Wangerman.
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