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June 22, 2018

Trump Proposes Merging Departments of Labor and Education
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The White House has proposed merging the U.S. Labor and Education
departments into a single agency as part of a sweeping reform of the
federal government. Randi Weingarten, president of the American
Federation of Teachers, condemned the proposal. She said, "we're
extremely skeptical of the motivations here given how hostile Betsy De
Vos and President Trump have been to public education, workers and
unions. It seems like this move is just cover for continuing their
agenda to go after public schools, gut civil rights and equity
protections, provide support for predatory student loan companies and
prey on workers." The Trump administration's proposal also calls for
restructuring the U.S. Postal Service and for the potential
privatization of both the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic
control services and the Saint Lawrence Seaway.


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