Solis Meets with Workers in First Public Appearance

Earth Bound Misfit

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Tue Mar-03-09 01:04 PM
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Solis Meets with Workers in First Public Appearance

Edited on Tue Mar-03-09 01:05 PM by Earth Bound Misfit

In her first public appearance after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis vowed to fully enforce the laws that protect workers–unlike her predecessor who declared war on working people for eight years. Solis, who was one of the first supporters in Congress for the Employee Free Choice Act, also said she would work to pass and then enforce the legislation if it becomes law. Solis, whose parents both belonged to unions, spoke at a community forum at a local church in Miami’s inner city last night on the eve of the AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting.

Saying “there’s a new sheriff in town,” Solis told 700 union and community activists in the audience that one of the Obama administration’s top priorities is to provide protection for workers in the workplace. Solis added that she would work with employers to help workers get family-supporting jobs.

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Introducing the new labor secretary, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney praised Solis as the “only labor secretary in recent memory from a working family, union background.”

We know she does not plan to be a secretary of the bosses or the CEOs. I say the same thing about the secretary as I have said about Barack Obama: I trust Barack Obama. I believe what he told us during the campaign are promises that he’s going to stick to, whether it’s healthcare, financial security, employee free choice, education. The list is long.

Solis will meet privately today with the AFL-CIO Executive Council, and Vice President Joe Biden will meet with the council on Thursday.

:applause:

ETA LINK http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/03/03/solis-meets-with-workers-in-first-public-appearance/

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Tue Mar-03-09 03:28 PM
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1. A new day has dawned!

This has renewed my faith in our democracy. Elections have consequences.

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saltpoint

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Tue Mar-03-09 09:02 PM
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2. She is a terrific appointment.

President Obama got the right person for this job.

You go, Hilda.

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