President-elect Trump’s Department of Labor nominee is a man whose beliefs and actions demonstrate contempt for the basics that working people need to lead a decent life.
As the head of the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s fast-food restaurants, Andrew Puzder has repeatedly argued against increases to the minimum wage or overtime pay for the women and men who make his chains so successful.
The millionaire fast-food giant even has complained about the need for providing rest breaks and meal breaks in the workplace. And the Labor Department found him guilty of at least one wage-and-hour violation in 60 percent of their investigations at his restaurants.
How can the American people trust that the textbook definition of a bad boss will safeguard their rights and enforce labor laws at the helm of the Department of Labor? We can’t.
Susanne Murphy
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