Trump-Trade Union Ties Imperiled by Apprenticeship Chaos (1)

The Labor Department abruptly canceled apprenticeship contracts with labor and business groups this week, before reversing course after the move prompted an outcry from a powerful construction union federation with a constituency of affiliate members who support President Trump.

“To the extent that we had a working relationship with this administration, this program was a key underpinning of that,” said Mike Monroe, chief of staff at North America’s Building Trades Unions, a conglomerate of 14 construction unions. NABTU is one of about 10 contractors who were puzzled and frustrated after receiving notice from the Labor Department this week that their ...