To my dismay, as I write this it is evident that the race to the bottom has already reached the US.  Here in the US, we have good labor laws on the books. We also have decent laws protecting communities from environmental degradation, and protecting consumers from unsafe products.  We are apparently little better than China or Brazil, however, in finding the capacity, resources or political will to enforce these laws.  As a consumer, worker and citizen I am alarmed at the extent to which the current Administration has eviscerated the bureaucracies we need to protect us and ensure our legal guarantees to safe and healthy homes, communities and workplaces.

Oak Harbor proposed raising many retirees' health premiums by $400
to $700 per month. Even though its workers' pension plan is already
substantially below industry standards, Oak Harbor also proposed
freezing contributions for five years. It sought to deny workers
overtime pay for weekend work on GAP business. It also insisted on
prohibiting union representatives from access to workers at their
workplaces.

Instead of negotiating with striking workers in good faith, Oak
Harbor, based in Aurora, Washington, has imported teams of professional
strikebreakers to coerce and scare loyal long-time employees.