Project 2025 — Get the Facts
There is a lot of information circulating about the Project 2025 Presidential Transition plan drafted by right-wing groups for former President Trump to follow if re-elected. Here are some myths vs facts about the controversial plan:
MYTH: Workers will earn more money under a second Donald Trump presidency.
FACT: Project 2025 will change overtime rules to allow employers to compensate overtime work with paid time off instead of overtime pay. Overtime will also be amended to be based on 80-hour two-weeks or 160-hour months, so employers do not have to pay overtime if a worker works 10–12 hour shifts for a day or week and then doesn’t work for others. (tinyurl. com/2a95tda9, page 588).
MYTH: Donald Trump claims he does not know who is behind Project 2025.
FACT: A review of Project 2025 revealed at least 240 people with ties to both Project 2025 and to Trump working on the “Mandate for Leadership.” (CNN - tinyurl. com/3y9btvpt)
MYTH: Union members will have more work under a Donald Trump presidency.
FACT: Project 2025 will let employers retaliate against union organizers and allow companies to decertify union elections midcontract. (tinyurl.com/2a95tda9, pages 601 & 603)
MYTH: Donald Trump will invest in infrastructure to rebuild our cities.
FACT: Project 2025 seeks to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act and end prevailing wage payments on federally funded projects. (tinyurl. com/2a95tda9, page 604)
MYTH: JD Vance claims that Donald Trump will fight for workers and unions.
FACT: The Trump-endorsed Project 2025 will gut union rights and allow for employers to bust unions in secret. (tinyurl.com/2a95tda9, page 602)
It is certain that if Donald Trump and his ultra-right-wing Republican allies are allowed to enact this presidential transition agenda, it would fundamentally change labor, and all, laws in our country. In addition to what is above, Project 2025 seeks to:
+ Let employers create their own sham company unions by reintroducing Republican Senator Marco Rubio’s Teamwork for Employees and Managers (TEAM) Act, creating employer-controlled “councils” to weaken workers’ bargaining power. These phony organizations with fake employee committees are staffed with anti-union workers hand-picked by management. This would erase unions’ influence on labor laws, worker protections, and splinter worker representation.
+ Eliminate child labor laws that protect teens from working in construction, mines, meatpacking plants, or other dangerous workplaces. If minors are allowed into a construction job site, not only will it restrict job opportunities for our members, but also make everyone’s job more dangerous! We encourage every BAC member and their family find out more by going to betterunion.org/project2025 or scan the QR code.