Trump's Policies: A Disaster for Jobs and Public Services

The latest jobs report is a wake-up call, folks! It's clear as day that an administration run by and for billionaires is failing working families. The Trump administration and its yes-men in Congress have rigged the economy for their wealthy donors, while launching an unrelenting assault on public service workers. The Trump tariffs and relentless cuts to public services over the last several months have had a chilling effect on local economies, slowing job growth and causing hiring freezes and layoffs. We are now seeing the initial results of those cuts with the worst jobs report since the pandemic era. State colleges and universities have been among the hardest hit by Trump’s assault, having lost 34,000 jobs since he took office.

Unfortunately, this is just the beginning, and these anti-worker policies will likely lead to even worse job reports in the coming months as their Medicaid and spending cuts take effect. AFSCME will continue to fight these anti-worker extremists who are coming after our jobs, our health care, and our communities.

The market is a beast, and it's hungry for growth. But with these policies in place, growth is stifled, and the beast is starving. We need to demand better from our leaders. We need to demand policies that support working families, not just the wealthy few. We need to demand an economy that works for everyone, not just the elite.

So, what can you do? You can start by demanding better from your representatives. You can start by supporting organizations that fight for workers' rights. You can start by voting for leaders who will put working families first. Because if we don't, the beast will continue to starve, and we'll all suffer the consequences.