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Position:
Secretary - Labor
This person is responsible for maintaining the welfare of workers, assisting the efforts of employers, and monitoring the health of the economy. She or he administers numerous employment laws and all of the Department of Labor's agencies. The Department of Labor includes more than 17,000 full-time employees and a budget approaching $60 billion.
Type of Appointment/Position: Presidential with Senate confirmation
Nominee's Background:
Michael Albert is an activist and author of several books and is the co- founder of Z Magazine and South End Press. He is also the founder of zmag.org. He is the creator of the economic policy of parecon (Participatory Economics,) which can be read about at www.parecon.org
Nominating Speech:
Nominated by: Jordan Scrivner
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Progressive Criteria:
The Department of Labor will
Strongly support the right to organize collectively and the right to strike;
Support the living wage, so workers will earn enough to live in a reasonable work week;
Strongly enforce workplace safety;
Explore appropriate public works programs, with the government as employer of last resort;
Work with employers to instill the value that workers are stakeholders whose years of labor cannot be cast aside merely for the pursuit of efficiency or profit.
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Comments so far:
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