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En español With Labor Day just around the corner, the U.S. Department of Labor is proud to join the Embassy and Consulates of Mexico for the 14th annual celebration of Labor Rights Week. The Wage and Hour Division is eager to join other federal agencies, non-governmental organizations and our partners from Mexico and other foreign embassies and consulates in providing

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

On Labor Day we honor the achievements of America’s workers and this year, we have a historic victory to celebrate: Since President Biden took office, we’ve added 9.5 million jobs to the economy and the unemployment rate has plunged to 3.5 percent, matching a 53-year low. At every turn, working people are seizing opportunities and proving that, even though work

In advance of Labor Day, we asked Department of Labor leaders to reflect on how their agencies are promoting good jobs and providing the tools and resources workers need to succeed. From promoting safe and equitable workplaces to providing workforce training and educating workers about their rights and empowering them to organize unions, these leaders are committed to ensuring all

In advance of Labor Day, we asked Department of Labor leaders to reflect on how their agencies are promoting good jobs and providing the tools and resources workers need to succeed. From promoting safe and equitable workplaces to providing workforce training and educating workers about their rights and empowering them to organize unions, these leaders are committed to ensuring all

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. The National Labor Relations Act, enacted by Congress and signed by President Roosevelt in 1935, established workers’ rights to organize unions, set the rules that regulate

Deputy Assistant Secretary Margarita Devlin and the DOL VETS staff smile as they enjoy a tour of the USS Constitution in Boston, Mass. Boston has many famous nicknames: “Beantown,” “City on the Hill,” “Cradle of Liberty,” and its most recent nickname: “Titletown,” given because of the countless championships its regional sports teams won in baseball, basketball, hockey, and of course,

August 26 is Women’s Equality Day. One hundred and two years ago, millions of American women officially obtained the constitutional right to vote—it would be decades before women of color secured the same right. Attaining that right to votewas no easy feat: It took over 40 years from the first time the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was introduced to

En español As the summer winds down, Hispanic workers throughout the nation will celebrate Labor Rights Week from Aug. 29 through Sept. 2. During the week, several worker organizations and agencies in Florida will demonstrate their commitment to labor rights by signing an official alliance agreement formalizing their participation in the EMPLEO program. EMPLEO, which stands for Employment, Education and

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. Mine sites pose risks to anyone not qualified or adequately protected, such as: Water-filled quarries and pits hide rock ledges, machinery, electrical currents and