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Wendy Chun-Hoon - Aug 25, 2022
Women’s Equality Day recognizes the extraordinary work of those who advocated for change despite grave risks to themselves and their families, and their ongoing legacy.
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This Women’s Equality Day, Celebrating Those Advancing Gender Equity
EMPLEO: A Labor Rights Program to Advance Equity
Robert Vaden - Aug 24, 2022
EMPLEO is an educational program aimed at making the Hispanic community aware of their workplace rights.
Stay Out, Stay Alive: Active and abandoned mine sites are dangerous, potentially fatal
Stephen Gigliotti - Aug 23, 2022
Each year, dozens of people are injured or killed while exploring, swimming or playing at a mine property. Active and abandoned mine sites all pose serious risks to people untrained and unfamiliar with the site.
If You See Something, Say Something: Prevent Harassment and Intimidation of Apprentices
Brent Parton - Aug 22, 2022
Registered Apprenticeship sponsors and employers are responsible for cultivating safe, welcoming and inclusive workplace environments that are free from discrimination, intimidation and harassment.
Labor Day Around the World
Jeffrey Freund - Aug 19, 2022
Labor Day is a time for honoring and celebrating the struggles and achievements workers and their unions have made, and continue to make.
Advancing Pay Equity Through Compensation Analysis
Jenny R. Yang - Aug 18, 2022
We're providing greater clarity on federal contractors' responsibility to analyze their compensation systems each year.
4 Ways Unions Complement the Department of Labor's Mission
Raj Nayak, Lynn Rhinehart - Aug 18, 2022
America’s labor unions, likewise, have a long history of supporting actions that empower working people and advance our economy.
Safe Workplaces are Sound Businesses
Doug Parker - Aug 11, 2022
Every year, more than 5,000 workers are killed on the job, about 14 per day, and more than 3.6 million suffer serious job-related injuries or illnesses.
July Jobs Report: 2 New Milestones in our Economic Recovery
Joelle Gamble - Aug 10, 2022
The July jobs report marked two new milestones in the economic recovery: First, the number of Americans working exceeded the pre-pandemic number. Second, the unemployment rate is 3.5%, back to its pre-pandemic low.