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SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement regarding the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual “Union Members — 2010” report released today: “Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that, in 2010, the unionization [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today took part in unveiling the Obama administration’s action plan to strengthen and support military families. She joined the president and first lady, Dr. Jill Biden, other Cabinet members and [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.nteu.org Washington, D.C. — The ability to deliver critical public service to the American people is seriously threatened if we turn back the clock to 2008 budget levels, said the leader of the nation’s largest independent union. “By failing [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov Lead Enterprises Inc. issued 32 citations, more than $307,000 in penalties FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations to Lead Enterprises Inc. in Miami, Fla., alleging that the [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov Lead Enterprises Inc. issued 32 citations, more than $307,000 in penalties FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations to Lead Enterprises Inc. in Miami, Fla., alleging that the [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement regarding the House of Representatives’ vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act: “The American people are looking to Washington for solutions to grow our economy [...] Read More

SOURCE:  www.peer.org Internal Review Prescribes Mish-Mash of Minor Repairs, Avoids Structural Defects Washington, DC — A long-awaited internal review of the troubled U.S. Labor Department whistleblower protection program essentially endorses the status quo despite a series of scathing reports by [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — Solicitor of Labor M. Patricia Smith today issued the following statement regarding new developments in the ongoing investigation of the April 5, 2010, explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County, W.Va. “The Department [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.afge.org Bill would require federal employees to take two weeks of unpaid leave WASHINGTON – American Federation of Government Employees National President John Gage today issued the following statement in response to legislation introduced Jan. 12 that would require [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.help.senate.gov Tuesday, January 18, 2011Justine Sessions (202)-224-3254 WASHINGTON – Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services released a new report showing that, without [...] Read More