'Big betrayal': Trump accused of breaking campaign promises by major union

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Raw Story

September 1, 2025 4:19PM ET


Although President Donald Trump's administration likes to boast that it puts "American workers first," several news reports published on Monday document the president's attacks on the rights of working people and labor unions.

As longtime labor reporter Steven Greenhouse explained in The Guardian, Trump, throughout his second term, has "taken dozens of actions that hurt workers, often by cutting their pay or making their jobs more dangerous."

Among other things, Greenhouse cited Trump's decision to halt a regulation intended to protect coal miners from lung disease, as well as his decision to strip a million federal workers of their collective bargaining rights.

Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, told Greenhouse that Trump's actions amount to a "big betrayal" of his promises to look out for US workers during the 2024 presidential campaign. "His attacks on unions are coming fast and furious," she said. "He talks a good game of being for working people, but he's doing the absolute opposite. This is a government that is by, and for, the CEOs and billionaires."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-work-rights-2673945882/

[PurgedVoter]

1. Go figure, how could anyone imagine that Krasnov would betray them?

Such an amazing surprise that.

[Crowman2009]

4. Or that any GOPer would be pro-union.

Some leaders of union such as Teamsters and Longshoremen forget about how Reagan screwed over the ATCs back in the 80's.

[mdbl]

5. So true.

I work with too many really stupid fellow union members that only vote republican ever since they listened to Mush Limpballs on the radio.

[Rebl2]

12. So did

my husband. He worked for USPS for 34 years and the majority of idiots he worked with were what I would call today MAGA republicans. So happy he retired from that hellhole.

[mdbl]

15. Funny how the repukes threw USPS under the bus any chance they got

Too bad his co-workers didn't notice. Of course, it's not going too well for them now.

[Polybius]

31. Pat Buchanan was the only hyper-pro-union Republican that I ever saw

You could argue that he doesn't count though, since he wasn't elected to anything.

[BoRaGard]

2. "Ha ha. Suckers and Losers. Ha ha." - Krasnov (r - golf cheat/felon/rapist)

Sooner or later, republicons sucker everyone. They are a moral disgrace,

[BidenRocks]

3. If Leadership is this stupid

Think how dumb the rank and file must be.

Put out your hands.

This is shit, and this is Shinola.

[33taw]

17. Other than O'Brien, leadership unanimously endorsed Harris for President. Members voted for Trump.

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[JI7]

33. Not O'Brien

[Ray Bruns]

6. Union members who vote republican are

[LeftInTX]

14. Yeah...like chickens voting for KFC.

[IronLionZion]

7. No one could have foreseen this

[yardwork]

8. No shit. What a surprise.

[Old Crank]

9. Who would have guessed that,,,

a serial liar and all-round cheat would lie to you?
Those leaders need to step down in disgrace.

[MIButterfly]

10. Who'da thunk it?

Quelle surprise. DJT lying. What is this, fool me once, shame on you; fool me 30,000+ times, shame on you? When do they get to shame on me? Were they in a coma during his first term?

I don't understand any union member supporting any kind of Republican, let alone that one. REPUBLICANS DO NOT SUPPORT UNIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

[Farmer-Rick]

11. O'Brien is an idiot

Sean O'Brien, the general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters spoke at the Trump convention in 2024. He claimed he didn't endorse pedo Trump. But he did promote the party. Which is the same thing.

When the party betrayed unions under Reagan, O'Brien thought he would give them another chance to do it again.

Trump's tweet on Juneteenth makes it clear he hates workers. “Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed. The workers don’t want it either! Soon we’ll end up having a holiday for every once working day of the year. It must change if we are going to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

Trump thinks union workers, and all employees, don't work enough. He thinks we all need to work more. He thinks 11 holidays a year is way too many.

He also thinks businesses close on holidays. They don't. There's no requirement for businesses to close during those 11 days. Businesses do not lose money on holidays. Some make big bucks on Holidays because it frees up people to go shopping. They may have to pay their workers extra to work those days, but there is no requirement for them to close.

Pedo Trump never worked a day in his life, nor shopped in person in decades. Otherwise he would know businesses are Not closed on Holidays. He is an idiot I guess that's why O'Brien supports the pedo. Two peas in a pod?

[ShazzieB]

25. ""Too many non-working holidays in America."

Says the guy who spends most of every day goofing off.

[Midnight Writer]

13. I learned as a child that if you see your friend screwing over other people every chance they get,

then sooner or later they will screw you over, too.

For some folks, it is in their nature.

You knew he was a snake when you voted to put him in the White House.

Hell, he told us all repeatedly. He would not shut up about fools letting snakes into their house.

[chouchou]

16. On the other hand, the GOP started Social Security, Osha, better Heathcare, better schools...

...and better wages. ..Sorry..I had a Trump moment..

[not fooled]

18. But at least they are less likely to work next to a trans person

Hope it was worth it, dumbsh*ts.

You got played by a con man. Again.

[Vinca]

19. Gee, who possibly might have warned them about this? Oh. Right. Democrats.

[Bengus81]

20. You fucking clowns are LUCKY you still have a Union at all.....

Give this shit storm NAZI take over another year or so and your Union will be history along with the rest. Better hope Democrats can get a majority somewhere in the mid-terms or your TOAST.

[LudwigPastorius]

21. Just to be clear, the AFL-CIO, and its leadership, support Democrats.

Some posters here seem to be getting them confused with the Teamsters Union, which is not affiliated.

[wolfie001]

29. Many Union folk are pro-RW

I posted a rant below and didn't take any prisoners.

[Cha]

22. "Major Union" Not too Swift if

they believed Traitor. In fact kinda Stupid.

[pansypoo53219]

23. who in the hell believed anthing he says.

[choie]

24. And they were stupid enough to believe him?

Jerks.

[Blue Owl]

26. Here's your STUPID FUCK card, suckers

[republianmushroom]

27. Live and learn, Shuler, live and learn.

Talk about dumb.

[LudwigPastorius]

34. Again, Liz Shuler and the AFL-CIO leadership have NEVER supported Trump and they have been speaking out AGAINST Trump...

well before the election last November.

Just one example:

Her 'Trump has betrayed us' is an attempt to wake up those who voted for him...which is NOT her, nor is it the vast majority of union members.

[wolfie001]

28. Too many white Union workers are pro-RW

Devil is in the details. I worked with these stupid, racist morons at my job. Smile at your face and then knife you in the back at the first opportunity. I'm retired and I'm sure they still get a little laugh about me calling their cowardice out. Mf'ers. Can't reason with them either. Unfortunately, they need to live on the streets before they realize just who "has their backs." I'm glad I don't need to work with those snakes anymore.

[LW1977]

30. FAFO

[FakeNoose]

32. "Here you go leopards, please eat our faces"

[MissouriDem47]

35. Why Would Anyone Believe Trump?

Trump been around lying to the country for 10 years. Why would anyone believe him about anything?