As a “historic step towards equal employment opportunity” and said that it “remains a major safeguard” for millions of workers as of Wednesday afternoon.
The website states, “Employee Order 11246 was a significant milestone in a series of federal actions aimed at ending racial,
Religious, and ethnic discrimination, which dated back to the anxious days before the U.S. was thrust into World War II.
It was signed by President Johnson that early autumn Friday in 1965.” The action was immediately criticized by Democrats and advocacy organizations.
Trump’s order would “gut core civil rights protections” and the Labor Department agency that upholds them, according to Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.). Trump has taken away a “key tool”
