Last Chance, ID #033

[Outgoing Mail]

Oct 19, 2025 | Postscape #033

Trump’s 2025 labor rollbacks have stripped vital protections for workers, resulting in lower wages, reduced benefits, and heightened job insecurity. These changes allow employers to bypass wage laws, complicate access to unemployment insurance, and threaten job security. Industries – particularly mining and healthcare – face weakening bargaining power and increasing economic instability.

Residents of Last Chance, Idaho, are impacted by the 2025 labor rollbacks, as it affects their seasonal tourism, construction, and hospitality jobs. Lower wage standards and diminished protections lead to reduced pay and fewer benefits. These changes create economic uncertainty and increase the risk of financial hardship for working families and young workers.

SOURCES

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/trumps-trade-war-squeezes-middle-class-manufacturing-employment/

https://tcf.org/content/commentary/trumps-tariffs-and-economy-of-uncertainty-are-already-causing-pain/

https://www.epi.org/publication/100-days-100-ways-trump-hurt-workers/

https://betterinaunion.org/project-2025