Donald Trump Says Striking Workers Should Be Fired

During a live conversation on X with Elon Musk on Monday evening, Donald Trump expressed his support for firing striking workers, saying, “They go on strike, and you say, ‘That’s OK, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. So, every one of you is gone.’”

The United Auto Workers have filed an unfair labor practice charge against Trump and Musk for threatening workers who go on strike. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) forbids employers from firing striking workers, and threatening to do so is illegal.

As president, Trump appointed union-busters to the National Labor Relations Board, which enforces the NLRA. Supreme Court Justices and federal judges appointed by Trump have consistently ruled in favor of bosses over workers. The one major piece of legislation that he passed, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, cut taxes for corporations and the wealthy while making it more profitable for companies to send jobs overseas. It also eliminated the tax deduction for union dues.

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