Puzder Withdrawal A Victory for Working Families

Facing massive opposition from labor groups and allies, anti-worker Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder withdrew his name from consideration the day before his scheduled Senate hearing.

For months, CWAers and allies including Good Jobs Nation and the Working Families Party have been flooding senators' offices with phone calls and rallying against Puzder’s disdain for working people.

CWA President Chris Shelton said, "The withdrawal of Andrew Puzder for consideration as Secretary of Labor is a victory for working families and demonstrates the power of grassroots resistance and mobilizing against corporate greed.

"Puzder was an outrageous pick for Labor Secretary and to head an agency responsible for promoting the welfare of wage earners, job seekers, and retirees. His long record of public statements and action opposing a fair minimum wage, overtime pay, and other basic policies that support working families made him an unacceptable choice.

"The Department of Labor is supposed to be on the side of working people when it comes to keeping jobs safe, stopping employer abuse, and safeguarding workers' rights on the job. That’s what working people want from the Secretary of Labor."