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With President Biden’s signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Nov. 15, 2021, our nation is poised to address our aging infrastructure and at the same time create an estimated 800,000 good paying jobs in construction and related industries. Most of the construction projects funded or assisted through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage labor

My work empowers on multiple levels. It allows me to support myself and my children and is a key part of my identity. As a Direct Support Professional, or DSP, my work also makes it possible for others to contribute their skills and talents to the American workforce. It has an amplifying effect. It has value. Direct care work is,

The trucking industry plays a vital role in the U.S. supply chain, but longstanding recruitment and retention challenges in their workforce have made it challenging to meet today’s historic demands on the trucking industry. That’s why the Biden-Harris Administration took action by proposing a clear set of steps to support drivers and a next-generation trucking workforce. Recently, Deputy Labor Secretary

The trucking industry plays a vital role in the U.S. supply chain, but longstanding recruitment and retention challenges in their workforce have made it challenging to meet today’s historic demands on the trucking industry. That’s why the Biden-Harris Administration took action by proposing a clear set of steps to support drivers and a next-generation trucking workforce. Recently, Deputy Labor Secretary

Earlier in March, The U.S. Department of Labor announced its partnership with the Trucking Alliance – an industry-based safety coalition of the alliance’s nine largest companies – to join the administration’s 90-Day Trucking Apprenticeship Challenge and promote the apprenticeship model as a solution to get more well-trained drivers to work in good-paying jobs. With the partnership’s announcement came some news:

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 431,000 jobs in the month of March, and the unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, down from 3.8 percent in February. With 7.9 million jobs added since President Biden took office and unemployment close to pre-pandemic levels, this strong job growth continues our historic, worker-centered recovery. The Administration’s strategy to

My parents and I came to the United States as boat refugees from Vietnam when I was seven months old. It was the start of a new life for all of us, and an experience that would lay the groundwork for my eventual career in public service. Throughout my upbringing, I was inspired by my parents’ hope, resilience and grit

These are uncertain times that have presented several challenges for America’s workers and their families. Through all these changes, our workforce has remained resilient, and the Department of Labor is committed to continuing to support workers the best we can. Protecting equitable access to mental health and substance use treatment is a priority for me as your Labor Secretary and

As America continues to move through the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m confident we’ll emerge stronger than ever, and one of the main reasons is increased understanding of the need to support each other. By crystalizing the critical link between work and wellbeing, the past two years helped us speak more openly about mental health and the workplace – and it’s an

March is coming to a close and with it, Women’s History Month – a month to reflect on the progress this country has made toward realizing the goal of full gender equality in American workplaces – without losing sight of the work still needed to achieve that goal. In 1908, an estimated 15,000 women marched to protest the mistreatment of