Polish demolition labor at Trump Tower
What happened
promisedocumented 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
actionreported Undocumented Polish workers performed demolition work on the Trump Tower site through a contractor.
- TIME: Trump Paid Over $1 Million in Labor Settlement, Documents Reveal2017-11-28 · Unsealed settlement papers and litigation chronology
affected groupalleged The workers and union benefit funds alleged unpaid wages, unsafe conditions, and missing benefit contributions.
- TIME: Trump Paid Over $1 Million in Labor Settlement, Documents Reveal2017-11-28 · Unsealed settlement papers and litigation chronology
limitationalleged Trump denied knowing the workers were undocumented, and the prolonged case ended in a settlement without a final merits judgment on every allegation.
- TIME: Trump Paid Over $1 Million in Labor Settlement, Documents Reveal2017-11-28 · Unsealed settlement papers and litigation chronology
People and organizations
- Polish demolition workersaffected party
- Union benefit fundsaffected party
Assessment
The labor arrangement is documented. Trump's knowledge and personal responsibility were disputed, and the case ended in settlement rather than a merits judgment.