FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: March 18, 2026
Contact: Leah Leszczynski, lleszczynski@miaflcio.org, 989.316.6044
LANSING, MI – Today, the Michigan AFL-CIO released the following statement in response to JD Vance’s visit to Michigan:
“Trump said he’d lower prices on day one. Now, we have soaring costs, job losses, and a war with Iran. Trump and Vance are trying to distract from their failures — and they’re willing to sacrifice American lives and our wallets to do it,” said Ron BIEBER, president of the Michigan AFL-CIO.
Since Trump took office, the United States has lost 100,000 manufacturing jobs, including 12,000 in the first two months of 2026. Michigan has lost thousands of jobs since the uncertainty of Trump’s economic policies resulted in several projects being cancelled.
“Trump’s and Vance’s approach to the economy is the same as their approach to war: shoot first and ask questions later,” said BIEBER. “And we’re all paying the price. God help us.”
The Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan’s largest labor organization, is a federation representing forty different labor organizations, eighteen different central labor councils, and eight constituency groups representing over 1 million union members and their families.
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