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'The Golden Age is here': US Labor Secy. reacts to April jobs data
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published Friday morning that the labor market saw an addition of 177,000 jobs in the ...
Remembering Alexis Herman, the first Black US Secretary of Labor
Labor leaders, politicians and civil rights activists are mourning the death of Alexis Herman, the first Black U.S. Secretary ...
City mourns Mobile native and first African American woman to serve as US Secretary of Labor
The first African American woman to serve as the United States Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman died at the age of 77 on ...
States warned federal funding is in jeopardy if illegal immigrants are collecting unemployment benefits
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer warned all 50 states Friday about illegal immigrants collecting taxpayer-funded unemployment benefits.
Alexis Herman, first Black Labor Secretary, dies at 77
Former Labor Secretary Alexis Herman died on Friday at the age of 77. Herman made history as the first Black person to hold ...
Alexis Herman, labor secretary raised in segregated South, dies at 77
Ms. Herman’s ascent in Washington began as head of the Labor Department women’s bureau in the Carter administration in the ...
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How one state prepared to meet the needs of unemployed feds and contractors
"It's important for people to take a look. We have a bunch of resources on our website," said Maryland Secretary of Labor Portia Wu.
Alexis Herman, First Black Secretary of Labor, Is Dead at 77
A social worker, she became a Democratic Party insider and joined President Bill Clinton’s cabinet during his second term.
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Remembering Alexis Herman, the first Black US Secretary of Labor
WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor leaders, politicians and civil rights activists are mourning the death of Alexis Herman, the first Black U.S. Secretary of Labor and a fierce advocate for workplace equality.