Trump’s budget is a complete disaster. With so many cuts that would hurt Americans across the country, here’s just a few of the many cuts to the Department of Labor that Alexander Acosta will have to try and defend as he testifies before Congress.<\/p>\n
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Trump’s budget would slash $1.1 billion from the Department of Labor and job-training programs. <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bloomberg<\/a>: “The White House asked Congress to cut Labor Department funding by 9 percent in fiscal year 2019, the second straight year the administration is targeting job-training programs that receive broad bipartisan support. The proposal to slash the DOL’s budget by $1.1 billion<\/strong>, to $10.9 billion, next year includes a $407 million reduction in spending on Job Corps centers for disadvantaged youth and $400 million in savings from eliminating the Senior Community Service Employment Program.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trump’s budget cuts employment programs and job training grants that serve veterans, Native Americans, disadvantaged youth, and dislocated workers. <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Washington Post<\/a>: “Shrink funding for Adult Employment and Training Activities, which serve veterans, Native Americans and young people who have dropped out of high school<\/strong>, by nearly half, from $810 million in 2017 to $490.3 million in 2019.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bloomberg<\/a>: “The proposal to slash the DOL’s budget by $1.1 billion, to $10.9 billion, next year includes a $407 million reduction in spending on Job Corps centers for disadvantaged youth<\/strong> and $400 million in savings from eliminating the Senior Community Service Employment Program.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bloomberg<\/a>: “This year’s proposal seeks significant reductions in programs implementing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grants for adult, youth, and dislocated worker training.<\/strong> WIOA, which is administered by the Employment and Training Administration, funds 33 job-training programs across the U.S.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trump’s budget cuts grant funding to support those who lose their jobs in factory closures or natural disasters. <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Washington Post<\/a>: “Cut funding for National Dislocated Worker Grants — support for those who lose their jobs in natural disasters or factory closures — from $219.5 million in 2017 to $51 million in 2019<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trump’s budget would eliminate $11 million in grants for OSHA programs, including one that provides training and education on workplace safety and health hazards. <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n USA Today<\/a>: “Here's a list of 64 proposed eliminations from the budget's Major Savings and Reforms document, described as ‘an aggressive set of actions to redefine the proper role’ of the federal government … Grants for occupational safety and health training programs: $11 million<\/strong>”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Safety BLR<\/a>: “In order to balance out the increases, OSHA has eliminated all funding for its Susan Harwood Training Grant program<\/strong>, which received around $10.5 million in both 2017 and 2018. The program, established in 1978, provided 1- to 5-year competitive grants to nonprofit organizations to develop and conduct occupational safety and health training programs<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trump’s budget would cut nearly 13% from the office that ensures that contractors who do business with the federal government don’t discriminate. <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lexology<\/a>: “As it did last year, the budget proposes significant cuts to the funds allocated to OFCCP. The proposed budget allocates to OFCCP just over $91 million, a decrease of nearly $12.7 million (or 12.5%).<\/strong> The budget also seeks to cut OFCCP’s headcount by 75 full-time equivalents – a reduction of more than 14% from fiscal year 2018.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n