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Justice and Equity and Workplace Rights March on Washington leaders (L-R): Executive Director of the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice Mathew Ahmann; Chairman of the Demonstration Committee Cleveland Robinson; President of the American Jewish Congress Rabbi Joachim Prinz; Founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters A. Philip Randolph; activist Joseph Rauh Jr.; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Chair John

Labor Rights Week: 3 Ways to Get Involved   During Labor Rights Week 2023, Aug. 28-Sept. 1, we’re getting the word out that ALL workers in the United States have the same right to a safe and healthy workplace and a just day’s pay, as well as the right to report violations of labor laws without fear of retaliation. And

Apprentice Trailblazers: Share your story, build the future This year marks the 86th anniversary of the National Apprenticeship Act, which established the Registered Apprenticeship system as we know it today. As the apprenticeship system continues to evolve, expand and diversify, Registered Apprenticeship continues to serve as a gold standard of work-based learning. In honor of Registered Apprenticeship’s transformative impact on

Are you a woman nearing retirement? We can help. You’ve reached that point in your life when retirement seems like it’s right around the corner. You have a number of decisions to make: – when to retire, when to begin receiving Social Security benefits, when to sign up for Medicare and whether to move or what you want to do

Protect Your Life: Stay Out, Stay Alive An entrance to an abandoned mine in the side of a rock formation. The tunnel leads to an underground coal mine. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Restoration of Abandoned Mine Sites (RAMS) works with federal and state agencies to identify, evaluate, and restore abandoned mine sites. Photo by Joseph P. Bruton, U.S.

Gender and Safety at Work Workers experience safety at the intersection of different parts of their identity, including gender. The Women’s Bureau, created in 1920, has been at the forefront of efforts to improve working conditions for women and advocate for their safety over the past century. This Safe + Sound Week, we’re exploring three key issues of gender equity

Commemorating the 88th Anniversary of the Social Security Act and the Unemployment Insurance Program On August 14, 1935, the unemployment insurance program was created when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act. The law provided “protection to the average citizen and to his family against the loss of a job and against poverty-ridden old age.” The

Microsoft Lives Their Worker Organizing Principles Microsoft put its organizing principles into action and embarked on a new collaborative approach to labor relations when it recognized its first union earlier this year. In 2022, Microsoft publicly announced a set of principles for how the company would approach employee organizing and engage with unions. The principles affirmatively recognize that employees “have

Five Tips that Employers Can Use to Find Veteran Talent Is your organization looking to hire veteran talent?  The U.S. Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service can help. Here are five quick tips to help attract veterans to your organization. #1: Connect with a Regional Veteran Employment Coordinator. We have six Regional Veteran Employment Coordinators that work with

A New Investment to Enhance Cyber Strength   The U.S. Department of Labor’s IT systems protect a treasure trove of data related to America’s workers, including 94.8 million records of highly sensitive, personally identifiable information. We recently received a fourth Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) investment of $15.2 million dollars to strengthen the security of our IT systems and data, protecting