Should I Vote for Donald Trump? “I Have the Best Words.” Donald Trump, December 2015

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Should I vote for Donald Trump? “I have the best words.” Donald Trump, December 2015 [If you close plants in Michigan] you’ll come back to Michigan because those guys are going to want their jobs back even if it [pays] less. “ Donald Trump, in an interview with the Detroit News, discussing his plan to cut workers’ pay I like the Right-to-Work, but the union people, people in unions, they seem to really want to vote for me. It’s been amazing. “ Donald Trump, February 2016 Our wages are too high. We have “ to compete with other countries. Donald Trump, 2015 Privatization [of social security] would be good for all of us. “ Donald Trump, after calling Social Security a Ponzi Scheme How does Donald Trump treat workers? At least 60 lawsuits, along with hundreds of liens, judgments, and other government filings document people who have accused 60 lawsuits for Trump and his businesses of failing to pay them for their work, including: A dishwasher, a glass company, a carpet company, failure to pay a plumber, painters, 48 waiters, dozens of bartenders and hourly workers, real estate brokers, and ultimately, several law firms that workers once represented him in these kinds of lawsuits. USA Today Network, June 9, 2016 Trump’s companies have also been cited for 24 violations of the Fair 24 violations Labor Standards Act since 2005 for failing to pay overtime or minimum wage, according to U.S. Department of Labor data. of the Fair Labor That includes 21 citations against the defunct Trump Plaza and 3 against the also out-of-business Trump Mortgage LLC. Both cases Standards Act were resolved by the companies agreeing to pay back wages. USA Today Network, June 9, 2016 In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Federal Court, members of House Wreckers Local 95 alleged that, to avoid paying Hired 200 undocumented union employees their pension and welfare benefits, workers to undermine Trump brought in approximately 200 undocumented union wages and benefits Polish workers to demolish the Bonwit Teller building that then occupied the site of the future Trump Tower. National Review, February 25, 2016.

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