How Republicans have rigged the system to let billionaires exploit workers

Hire undocumented workers

"Trump hired hundreds of undocumented Polish immigrants to demolish a New York City building in 1980 and paid them as little as $4 an hour without providing proper safety equipment to do the job, court documents show. The workers and their contractor, William Kaszycki of Kaszycki & Sons, sued Trump for unfair labor practices in 1983. After litigation dragged on for 15 years, Trump ultimately paid $1.375 million to settle the case" - Newsweek

Exploit gig workers

“American taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize the starvation wages of Amazon. It is beyond unacceptable that these corporations, owned by some of the wealthiest people on the planet, are receiving corporate welfare from the federal government.” - Senator Bernie Sanders - WaPo

Deny workers a living wage

Over six million tipped workers cope with abuse and sexual harassment for tips to supplement their sub-minimum wage. The majority are Black women. They can't even get unemployment because their wages are too low. One Fair Wage  (OFW) works nationally to end all subminimum wages.

Exploit Prison Labor

Millionaire CEOs getting richer from prisons where inmates have to work for $1/day to survive. Prison operators like GEO Group and Core Civic donate to Republicans to spend more tax payer dollars on ICE to fill their prisons. Follow the money.

Make it harder to unionize

UAW accuses Trump, Musk of trying to intimidate workers in labor complaints - Reuters
Trump praised tech billionaire Musk over allegedly firing his workers if they complain about working conditions. - Newsweek

Use Child Labor

"Hire minors in low-paid and dangerous jobs. Fill dangerous jobs, at the lowest possible cost; a vast wave of “unaccompanied minors” entering the country; more than a little human trafficking; and a growing number of state legislatures that are weakening child-labor laws in deference to industry groups and, sometimes, in defiance of federal authority." - The New Yorker

Private prison slave labor

The $80 billion prison industry enriches the powerful while exploiting and disenfranchising the poor. Prisons can force inmates to work for little or no wage per the 13th Amendment. Once you’ve been convicted of a crime, you are in essence a slave of the state. Follow the money to see how American 'prison slavery' works.