Lorena Roque

Join us virtually as @clasp.org hosts our next Equity Matters webinar series: Addressing Gender-Based Violence and Harassment as a Workplace Safety Issue. On March 31st 1-2:30pm EST. Click the link to register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

It’s game day for the Chicago Bears!
GOOD, BETTER, BEST! #dabears  #chicago #BearDown #Bears

Child care worker detained by ICE inside a Chicago day care as children watched Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.

This is NOT okay and flies in the face of decades of shared belief that places that care for children should be safe havens: Child care worker detained by #ICE inside a Chicago day care as children watched 19thnews.org/2025/11/chil... via @19thnews.org

Nearly a month into the government shutdown, millions of families are paying the price for deliberate policy choices by the Trump Administration and Congress.

This is a 🚨manufactured🚨 crisis that’s putting jobs, food, and care at risk.

“Women who might leave the labor force for child rearing or taking paid leave only make 76 cents compared to a man’s dollar,” said Lorena Roque, director of education, labor, and worker justice at the Center for Law and Social Policy. “Not having affordable child care, not having paid family..."

Income Inequality Is Going in the Wrong Direction Again After widening for decades, the gap narrowed thanks to pandemic-era government spending. But now we’re reverting to the status quo.

I'm featured in The New Republic this morning on the newly released Census income data & the gender pay gap:

newrepublic.com/article/2002... @clasp.org

The Department of Labor’s Deregulatory Agenda Attacks All Workers  | CLASP The U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed deregulatory agenda threatens critical protections for workers, including cuts to minimum wage, overtime, safety standards, and union rights. CLASP strongly opp...

My latest: The Trump administration is destroying the labor infrastructure it claims to want to build up.

#DOL Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced 63 deregulatory actions in their agenda that will harm workers and working families. #labor @alt-dol.altgov.info
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CLASP has a NEW tool: Our DOGE tracker tracks the harms that DOGE has done to government programs.

The goal of the tracker is to support transparency by providing accessible, regularly updated data to policymakers, researchers, and advocates!
Link ➡️ : www.clasp.org/doge-tracker/

CLASP has a NEW tool: Our DOGE tracker tracks the harms that DOGE has done to government programs.

The goal of the tracker is to support transparency by providing accessible, regularly updated data to policymakers, researchers, and advocates!
Link ➡️ : www.clasp.org/doge-tracker/

In just #100Days, the Trump administration has ordered mass layoffs, deportations & cancellations of union contracts.

Dig into with the #GoodJobs Collaborative where our policy teams will discuss what it’s been like for American workers… and what to expect next.
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House Dems travel to El Salvador to secure Maryland man's return More Democrats are making the trip abroad to raise awareness for what they call a “constitutional crisis” surrounding Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation.

We have arrived in El Salvador.

Trump is illegally arresting, jailing, & deporting people with no due process. We must hold the Administration accountable for these illegal acts and demand Kilmar’s release. Today it’s him, tomorrow it could be anyone else.

www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

How can we build an economy where every job is a good one?

Join us and fellow #GoodJobs Collaborative partners as we reflect on the president’s First #100Days and launch the Good Jobs Compass, a new tool to assess how public policies are supporting workers.

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CLASP Board Names Wendy Chun-Hoon as Next President | CLASP April 11, 2025 – Washington, D.C. – The Board of Trustees of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) announced today that it has chosen Wendy Chun-Hoon as the organization’s next president and ex...

We have a big announcement!

CLASP’s Board of Trustees is proud to announce Wendy Chun-Hoon as our next president and executive director, starting May 15, 2025. She brings decades of experience in advancing racial, gender, and economic justice! www.clasp.org/press-room/p...

Executive Order on Unions is an Assault on More Than One Million Workers | CLASP CLASP recognizes this action as the gravest attack on workers in a generation. We stand in solidarity with our union partners and urge members of Congress and federal judges to use their authority to ...

Statement from @lorenamroque.bsky.social: Last week, President Trump signed an executive order declaring an end to collective bargaining with federal labor unions for more than two dozen federal agencies.
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Executive Order on Unions is an Assault on More Than One Million Workers | CLASP CLASP recognizes this action as the gravest attack on workers in a generation. We stand in solidarity with our union partners and urge members of Congress and federal judges to use their authority to ...

My statement on behalf of @clasp.org Last week, President Trump signed an executive order declaring an end to collective bargaining with federal labor unions for more than two dozen federal agencies. @aflcio.org @seiu.org @afscme.bsky.social

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Screenshot of the AFL-CIO's statement condemning the Trump administration's executive order stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government.

Stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government is the very definition of union busting — and a blatant attempt to silence us.

We will fight this outrageous attack on our members with every fiber of our collective being.

Executive Order on Education Will Harm Children, Families, and the Economy | CLASP Closing ED will disproportionately harm students of color and children with disabilities, instill fear in immigrant students, and reverse decades of progress in enhancing civil rights protections for ...

BREAKING: President Trump’s latest Executive Order is a direct attack on the Department of Education—and it will harm children, families, and the economy. A statement from Cemeré James, interim executive director of CLASP: www.clasp.org/press-room/p...

The Trump tax plan only works by cutting public services.

This incredible visualization combines the potential tax cuts (which mostly go to the rich) and loss of services (mostly borne by the poor).

It is a giant wealth transfer from the poorest to the richest. budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...

I’m featured in this article by Law360 on DOL’s new Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer www.law360.com/employment-a...

Sesame Street CEO is anti-union?!?! They can't do this us!!! 😡

Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China would cost the typical US household over $1,200 a year

Trump's tariffs are a tax on the working class. These tariffs will cost working families $1200 a year, the largest tax hikes since 1993. #SOTU www.piie.com/research/pii...

a giveaway to tax cheats

Trump agencies drop dozens of Biden-era cases against crypto, other companies A Public Citizen report obtained exclusively by NPR shows the new administration has halted or tried to dismiss cases or investigations against at least 89 companies in the last month.

A Public Citizen report obtained exclusively by NPR shows the new administration has halted or tried to dismiss cases or investigations against at least 89 companies in the last month.

One problem with glorifying the accumulation of wealth is that when obscenely wealthy people break the law to steal more money just because they want to, many of the people they’re stealing from have been trained to see that as admirable

For Southern Black Workers, The Fight Against Racist Right-to-Work Legislation is Nothing New | CLASP By Lulit Shewan The Southern U.S. has historically had the largest number of Black people in the workforce in the country. This is a region where workplace organizing faces hostile laws and employer p...

NEW: From my colleague @lshewan.bsky.social

The Trump Administration has wasted no time introducing a slew of anti-union sentiment and legislation, including right-to-work laws.
The organized U.S. South provides the blueprint for the future.
www.clasp.org/blog/souther...

How Federal Layoffs Will Harm Generations of People with Low Incomes | CLASP While we are already seeing some of the damage from these job cuts, it’s clear that the long-term consequences will be even more significant and could affect generations to come.

Our statement on cuts to the Federal workforce: While we are already seeing some of the damage, it’s clear that the long-term consequences will be even more significant and could affect generations to come.
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DOGE has announced a total of 45 Social Security field office closures--so far.

SSA has 1,200 field offices where people can receive in-person help getting benefits, updating records, enrolling in Medicare & more.

They served 30M applicants & beneficiaries in 2023 — nearly 120K *per day*.

Watch Live: Trump's labor pick Lori Chavez-DeRemer testifies at Senate confirmation hearing YouTube video by Face the Nation

The Lori Chavez-DeRemer hearing is so rough:

-Refuses to admit that $7.25 is not a livable wage.
-Response to if every worker deserves paid leave, she says "it depends."
Depends on what?! Jfc.
#SenateHELP

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6fJ...

Threats to the Department of Education: Private Equity Replacing Public Funding | CLASP This brief details the threat that the new administration poses to the federal Department of Education and its impact on post-secondary institutions.

The Department of Education has faced threats of closure since 1979 but has weathered every storm. CLASP’s latest discusses how even as Trump Admin will likely fail, that doesn't mean higher ed is safe from these actions. #highered #DepartmentOfEducation www.clasp.org/publications...