Andrew Stettner

2 weeks ago | tcf.org | Andrew Stettner |Emily McGrath

Manufacturing has long been a cornerstone of the U.S. economy and a vital pathway to middle-class stability for millions of Americans. Supporting the sector’s success benefits all of us. Yet despite President Trump’s campaign promise of a manufacturing renaissance, his administration has shown little grasp of the global production landscape, the role of federal support, or of the strategic planning needed to achieve such a goal.

2 months ago | tcf.org | Gayle Goldin |Laura Gutierrez |Laura Gutiérrez |Andrew Stettner |Steven Greenhouse

IntroductionSince taking office, President Donald Trump’s administration—in an initiative led by Elon Musk—has conducted mass firings at federal agencies. Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have indiscriminately and illegally fired whole classes of workers without cause or explanation, including thousands of veterans and workers with disabilities.

Feb 21, 2025 | tcf.org | Steven Greenhouse |Emily McGrath |Michelle Burris |Andrew Stettner

On February 18, President Trump issued an executive order purporting to assume control over independent administrative agencies, including those that hear and decide individual cases involving workers’ rights and protections, such as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Independent agencies were carefully designed by Congress—decades ago—to ensure that they can act in accordance with the law, unaffected by political influence or presidential favoritism.

Feb 18, 2025 | tcf.org | Emily McGrath |Michelle Burris |Andrew Stettner |Michele Evermore

As a presidential candidate last fall, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to battle for U.S. workers, but ever since he returned to the White House, he has taken a surprisingly large number of anti-worker actions, labor experts say. Some of those actions, among them hobbling the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), will help Trump’s billionaire business friends, most notably Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.

Jan 5, 2024 | blog.dol.gov | Andrew Stettner

Unemployment insurance benefits supported over 53 million workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing the impacts of job loss, returning an estimated $880 billion to the economy, and softening what could have been a massive labor market crisis. But the pandemic exposed shortcomings in the unemployment insurance program. State agencies struggled to handle the unprecedented surge in claims and creation of new unemployment programs.