Thea Lee - Jul 11, 2022
Read about Thea Lee's visit to Guatemala and Honduras, where she met with government leaders, workers, unions, civil society actors, and employers on how we can build on past successes in strengthening labor law compliance under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement.
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Leveraging Worker Voice and Labor Rights to Address the Root Causes of Migration in Central America
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June 2022 Jobs Report: Private Sector Recovery, Historic Growth
Secretary Marty Walsh - Jul 08, 2022
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 372,000 jobs in the month of June, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent for the fourth consecutive month.
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Protecting Pensions for America’s Workers
Secretary Marty Walsh - Jul 06, 2022
Every person deserves to retire with dignity and receive the benefits they earned through their years of hard work.
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Update to the CareerInfo App is Now Available
Patricia Tate - Jul 06, 2022
Exploring your options? The CareerInfo app helps you find data and info about employment, pay, job outlook, how to get started, work environment and more for hundreds of occupations.
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Reflections on the Two-Year Anniversary of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Thea Lee - Jul 01, 2022
At two years old, the USMCA is impacting workers around the world - including in Silao, Mexico, where workers recently elected a new independent union at the GM auto plant.
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DOL-Timesheet App: Now Available on Android!
Jessica Looman - Jun 30, 2022
The free DOL-Timesheet App, long available for iPhone users, is now available on Android devices.
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Transitioning from Apprenticeships to High-Demand Civilian Careers: Anthony and Yasmin’s Story Continued
Tim Winter - Jun 29, 2022
The last time we spoke with Anthony and Yasmin, they were eagerly anticipating Anthony’s separation from service and working to complete their pre-apprenticeship program. We checked in to see how they're doing in their Registered Apprenticeship programs.
Delivering for America's Workers Through Data
Julie Su - Jun 28, 2022
Data is truly one of the superpowers of the U.S. Department of Labor. From tracking unemployment claims, calculating monthly job growth and inflation, and tabulating owed back wages for workers, data powers virtually everything we do.
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For women, access to family-friendly work policies varied dramatically before COVID
Gretchen Livingston - Jun 24, 2022
Family-friendly flexible work policies can have great benefits, but not all workers have equal access.