Secretary of Labor

WATCH: Robert Reich Solves U.S. Economy In Two Minutes

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 08.21.2011

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Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich knows what's wrong with the economy, and he says he can explain to viewers in less than three minutes. Since...

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How America's Shift Away From Helping Its Own Ruined The Economy And The Middle Class (PHOTOS)

Robert Reich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Reich

In the 1930s and 1940s, we restructured our economy to widen prosperity. The result was the Great Prosperity -- a period running from 1947 to 1975, in which the American economy boomed.

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Sam Stein

Unions Plan EFCA Push As Solis Nears Confirmation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama's nominee for Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis, is set to be confirmed by the Senate a week from Tuesday. In the meantime, some...

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What An Outrage: Obama Nominates a Pro-Worker Labor Secretary

Steve Rosenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Rosenthal

Hilda Solis will work tirelessly to help strengthen one of America's greatest assets, its labor force, and her nomination deserves to move forward and be confirmed quickly. America needs to get to work.

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A Labor Secretary Who is Actually Pro-Union

Jonah Lalas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonah Lalas

Once the employer realizes his/her employees are willing to stand up for better pay, more affordable healthcare, and better working conditions by forming a union, they begin to fight.

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A Secretary of Labor for Workers

James P. Hoffa | Posted 05.25.2011

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James P. Hoffa

In 2005, California Congresswoman Hilda Solis contributed $15,000 of her own campaign money to fund a successful movement to raise the minimum wage in California.

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Senate Should Quickly Confirm Rep. Solis as Next Secretary of Labor

Rep. George Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. George Miller

Our nation's workers demand a Labor Secretary who understands the everyday struggles Americans are facing. Hilda Solis is the right person for the job.

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Hilda Solis: Get Excited

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Media Consortium

Obama named Rep. Hilda Solis as the next administration's Secretary of Labor this morning and to put it simply, progressives are ecstatic about the pick.

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Hilda Solis: A Profile In Courage

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy

Hilda Solis has the ability and dedication to overcome the entrenched opposition of special interest groups and to make change happen.

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Obama Labor Secretary, Transportation Secretary Announcements

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Completing his Cabinet a month before taking office, President-elect Barack Obama named officials to oversee transportation, labor, tr...

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