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Mar 22, 2021 · WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Senate voted, on a bipartisan basis, to confirm Marty J. Walsh as the 29th Secretary of Labor. “I am incredibly honored and privileged to serve as the United States’ next Secretary of Labor.

Past Secretaries of Labor The official portraits of the Secretaries of Labor, along with brief biographies, are on permanent display in the Great Hall of the U.S. Department of Labor's Frances Perkins Building.

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WASHINGTON – Acting Secretary of Labor Vince Micone today transmitted Secretary’s Order 03-2025 to all department employees, directing them to cease and desist all investigative and enforcement activity under the rescinded Executive Order …

Feb 24, 2009 · Secretary Hilda L. Solis was confirmed as Secretary of Labor on February 24, 2009. Prior to confirmation as Secretary of Labor, Secretary Solis represented the 32nd Congressional District in California, a position she held from 2001 - 2009.

Sep 27, 2019 · Eugene Scalia was sworn in as Secretary of Labor on September 27, 2019. As Secretary, he oversaw the enforcement and administration of more than 180 federal employment laws covering more than 150 million workers and 10 million workplaces.

Jan 23, 2024 · WASHINGTON – Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su issued the following statement in response to the Bureau of Labor Statistics release of its annual Union Membership data: “The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an increase in union membership, with 139,000 more union members in 2023 than in 2022, meaning this country has 400,000 more union ...

Nov 20, 2024 · WASHINGTON – Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and the U.S. Department of Labor today paid tribute to Larry Dulay Itliong, Philip Vera Cruz and Peter Gines Velasco, who led farmworkers to organize and stand up against powerful grape industry growers while fighting for higher wages, better working conditions and basic dignity for Filipino ...

Dec 26, 2015 · Meet the Secretary. Thomas E. Perez was nominated by President Obama to serve as the nation's 26th Secretary of Labor, and was sworn in on July 23, 2013... The Secretary's Page; Follow Secretary Thomas Perez on …