Take Action: Are You Better Off Than One Year Ago?

In his pre–Super Bowl interview, President Trump was asked when prices are going to come down for struggling families.

His response? “They’ve already come down.”

Are you kidding? What country is President Trump living in?! 

Most Americans say they’re still struggling just to make ends meet. President Trump promised to “make America affordable again,” but instead this administration and its allies in Congress spent the past year driving up costs, holding down wages and letting jobs disappear. 

President Trump may think he’s already fixed the cost of living, but every member of Congress needs to hear just how badly working families are being squeezed. 

Tell Congress it needs to do its job and address this affordability crisis now. 

Let’s take a look at what President Trump and his allies were busy doing instead of addressing the outrageous cost of living:

• Dismantling government agencies and pushing out workers who provide essential services that working families depend on.
• Ripping health care from millions and making it more unaffordable for everyone.
  Committing the single biggest act of union-busting in history, launching a brutal assault on immigrant workers and communities across the country, and attacking our most fundamental rights, including the freedom of speech.
• Jeopardizing infrastructure and clean energy projects that support thousands of good union jobs and would help keep energy bills from skyrocketing.
• Making billionaires richer and corporations more powerful and unleashing untested artificial intelligence (AI) technology without guardrails—threatening jobs, safety, and workers’ and civil rights.

And that’s just a partial list. 

One year into President Trump’s second term, working people’s lives are more expensive and less free. It’s clear this administration only cares about putting even more money in the pockets of billionaire CEOs and Big Tech companies while the rest of us struggle to get by. 

Trump broke his promise to make life more affordable for working families. And it couldn’t be more apparent: He and his allies aren’t going to prioritize helping working people.

This is why Congress must do something to help the millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet as a result of those actions. 

And we will hold them accountable. As the 2026 campaign kicks into gear, working people will remember each and every broken promise—and they will work to elect leaders who will help us build an economy for workers, not billionaire bosses.

Kenneth Quinnell Wed, 02/11/2026 - 12:09

Black History Month Profiles: Kurleigh Tudor

For Black History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently actively making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today's profile is Kurleigh Tudor of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS).

Kurleigh Tudor is a National Airspace System area specialist in New York. “The importance of being a union member to me is being able to advocate for policies and legislation that benefit the members I’m representing while giving us a voice on important matters. Also, the union provides for professional development and networking opportunities that benefits our career.”

Kenneth Quinnell Wed, 02/11/2026 - 10:05

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