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Secretary Marty Walsh - Aug 29, 2022
As we recognize Labor Day in 2022, Secretary Walsh highlights a few of the many ways the U.S. Department of Labor and the Biden-Harris administration are empowering workers.
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Advancing Labor-Management Partnership Initiative
Andrew Hasty, Darnice Marsh - Aug 29, 2022
At the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards, we’re committed to advancing labor-management transparency while ensuring workers have a voice in their workplaces.
The Advancing Labor-Management Partnership Initiative, or AMP, will help us advance our mission by enabling us to identify examples of labor-management cooperation through collective bargaining and promote collaboration between unions and employers.
What is a Labor-Management Partnership?
What do you think of when you hear the word partnership? For some it may invoke an image of a couple who has trav
Investing in America's Workers: Q & A with Carlos Morales
Office of Public Affairs - Aug 26, 2022
Carlos Morales met Labor Secretary Marty Walsh during a Secretary trip to California and shared his experience as an industrial maintenance electrician apprentice. We asked Carlos more about his path from warehouse worker - earning just enough to pay bills - to a thriving apprenticeship with a bright future ahead.
Protecting Workers' Retirement: Q & A with Kenneth Stribling
Office of Public Affairs - Aug 26, 2022
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh joined President Biden, union workers and retirees in Ohio to announce the final rule implementing the American Rescue Plan’s Special Financial Assistance program.
The Employee Rights Poster Is a Gateway to Knowledge
Jenny R. Yang, Jeffrey Freund - Aug 26, 2022
The right to organize and the National Labor Relations Board’s enforcement of those rights mean nothing if workers do not know about them. And that’s where the Department of Labor plays a big role.
Building Communities of Partnerships in New England
Dana Kelly - Aug 25, 2022
When the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations and Management, Margarita Devlin, visited the Boston Region Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service team, it was clear their sense of teamwork contributed immensely to their success. The Boston Region Department of Labor Veteran Employment and Training Services team is committed to doing everything they can to ensure that veterans can enjoy long-term employment and a better quality of life.
This Women’s Equality Day, Celebrating Those Advancing Gender Equity
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.
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.