Trump Tower Polish workers settlement

1998-12-30

unresolved

Promised: 2017-04-18Trump promised to defend American workers and jobs under a Buy American and Hire American policy.Open cited record · 1 source
The record: 1998-12-30Trump and other defendants signed a settlement ending the Polish workers litigation.Open cited record · 1 source
Who gained: Union benefit funds
Who paid: 1998-12-30Workers and union funds received a negotiated resolution after prolonged litigation.Open cited record
Polish demolition workers
Audit finding: unresolved
The settlement ended the labor claims without a final merits judgment on every allegation or an admission resolving Trump's disputed knowledge.
Causal strength: documented mechanism

Evidence chronology

promise2017-04-18documented
Trump promised to defend American workers and jobs under a Buy American and Hire American policy.
- The American Presidency Project: Remarks on Signing Buy American and Hire American2017-04-18 · Remarks immediately before the executive-order signing
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action1998-12-30reported
Trump and other defendants signed a settlement ending the Polish workers litigation.
- TIME: Trump Paid Over $1 Million in Labor Settlement, Documents Reveal2017-11-28 · Unsealed settlement papers and litigation chronology
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affected group1998-12-30reported
Workers and union funds received a negotiated resolution after prolonged litigation.
- TIME: Trump Paid Over $1 Million in Labor Settlement, Documents Reveal2017-11-28 · Unsealed settlement papers and litigation chronology
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limitation1998-12-30reported
Trump denied knowing the workers were undocumented, and the settlement did not adjudicate every disputed fact.
- TIME: Trump Paid Over $1 Million in Labor Settlement, Documents Reveal2017-11-28 · Unsealed settlement papers and litigation chronology
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limitation
Trump denied knowing the workers were undocumented, and the settlement did not adjudicate every disputed fact.