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Andy Puzder, the CEO of CKE Restaurants, would be a fine choice to head a government agency responsible for looking out for millionaires. But Puzder has a record of public statements and action that demonstrates why he is a poor choice to head the agency responsible for promoting “the welfare of wage earners, job seekers and retirees.”

Donald Trump's campaign pledge to "drain the swamp" and rein in Wall Street apparently lasted for only a few days after he was elected president. It’s difficult to think of a nominee who better embodies the culture of Wall Street greed than longtime Goldman Sachs partner Steven Mnuchin. 

Hedge Fund CEO Steven Mnuchin has been recommended for U.S. Treasury Secretary by Trump transition advisors. It’s difficult to think of a nominee who better embodies the culture of Wall Street greed than the longtime Goldman Sachs partner.

For more than five years, CWA members, allies, and working families throughout the country mobilized to expose this corporate-friendly trade deal and the serious consequences for working families and communities if it did take effect. CWA members and allies long have been ahead of Washington on the issue of TPP and trade policy, and this work built a strong public base of voters who rejected what they clearly recognized as bad deal, no matter their political party.

It will take some time to get used to the fact that Donald Trump has been elected president of the United States.

CWA and the labor movement are more determined than ever to protect working families, jobs and communities, and we’re ready hold President-Elect Trump to his promises to advance the middle class.