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class="feature-title"><span>Secretary Tom Perez's Latest Posts</span></h2> <div class="post-by-2 clearfix"> <div class="post-left"> <div class="post-60282 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-data-2 category-dol category-secretary-perez tag-bureau-of-labor-statistics tag-employment-situation tag-jobs-report tag-numbers-day tag-unemployment" id="post-main-60282"> <div class="entry clearfix"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/09/04/august-unemployment-numbers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to What You Should Know About the August Unemployment Numbers">What You Should Know About the August Unemployment Numbers</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <span class="meta-cats"> Filed in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/data-2/" rel="category tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/dol/" rel="category tag">DOL</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/secretary-perez/" rel="category tag">Secretary Perez</a> </span> <span class="meta-author"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/author/secretary-tom-perez/" title="Posts by Secretary Tom Perez" class="url fn" rel="author">Secretary Tom Perez</a> </span> <span class="meta-date"> on September 4, 2015 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> • <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/09/04/august-unemployment-numbers/#comments" rel="bookmark" title="Comments for What You Should Know About the August Unemployment Numbers">0 Comments</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/09/04/august-unemployment-numbers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to What You Should Know About the August Unemployment Numbers"> <img class="thumbnail" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207im_/http://blog.dol.gov/files/2015/09/numberchart_9-4-150x150.jpg" alt="What You Should Know About the August Unemployment Numbers" title="What You Should Know About the August Unemployment Numbers"/> </a> <p>The strong and steady recovery of the U.S. economy continued last month, with the addition of 173,000 new jobs. August was the 66th consecutive month of private sector job growth with private employers having now created 13.1 million jobs since the beginning of 2010. The unemployment rate continues to fall, with August’s rate at 5.1 […]</p> <p class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/09/04/august-unemployment-numbers/" rel="nofollow" title="Permanent Link to What You Should Know About the August Unemployment Numbers">Continue Reading »</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-right"> <div class="post-60122 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-apprenticeship-2 category-secretary-perez category-workforce-development tag-21st-century-vision-for-apprenticeship tag-switzerland" id="post-main-60122"> <div class="entry clearfix"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/09/03/learning-from-switzerlands-apprenticeship-model/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Learning from Switzerland’s Apprenticeship Model">Learning from Switzerland’s Apprenticeship Model</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <span class="meta-cats"> Filed in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/apprenticeship-2/" rel="category tag">Apprenticeship</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/secretary-perez/" rel="category tag">Secretary Perez</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/workforce-development/" rel="category tag">Workforce Development</a> </span> <span class="meta-author"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/author/secretary-tom-perez/" title="Posts by Secretary Tom Perez" class="url fn" rel="author">Secretary Tom Perez</a> </span> <span class="meta-date"> on September 3, 2015 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> • <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/09/03/learning-from-switzerlands-apprenticeship-model/#comments" rel="bookmark" title="Comments for Learning from Switzerland’s Apprenticeship Model">0 Comments</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/09/03/learning-from-switzerlands-apprenticeship-model/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Learning from Switzerland’s Apprenticeship Model"></a> <p>One of our biggest priorities at the Department of Labor is creating a skills superhighway that enables workers to get good jobs, and businesses to find good workers. A four-year degree is one pathway to the middle class, but it’s not the only pathway. Apprenticeships provide another path to careers that can help Americans punch […]</p> <p class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/09/03/learning-from-switzerlands-apprenticeship-model/" rel="nofollow" title="Permanent Link to Learning from Switzerland’s Apprenticeship Model">Continue Reading »</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-clear"></div> <div class="post-left"> <div class="post-59402 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dol category-green-jobs category-jobs category-secretary-perez tag-clean-power-plan" id="post-main-59402"> <div class="entry clearfix"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/08/28/why-i-support-the-presidents-clean-power-plan/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Why I Support the President’s Clean Power Plan">Why I Support the President’s Clean Power Plan</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <span class="meta-cats"> Filed in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/dol/" rel="category tag">DOL</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/jobs/green-jobs/" rel="category tag">Green Jobs</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/jobs/" rel="category tag">Jobs</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/secretary-perez/" rel="category tag">Secretary Perez</a> </span> <span class="meta-author"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/author/secretary-tom-perez/" title="Posts by Secretary Tom Perez" class="url fn" rel="author">Secretary Tom Perez</a> </span> <span class="meta-date"> on August 28, 2015 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> • <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/08/28/why-i-support-the-presidents-clean-power-plan/#comments" rel="bookmark" title="Comments for Why I Support the President’s Clean Power Plan">0 Comments</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/08/28/why-i-support-the-presidents-clean-power-plan/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Why I Support the President’s Clean Power Plan"> <img class="thumbnail" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207im_/http://blog.dol.gov/files/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-28-at-4.31.11-PM-150x150.png" alt="Why I Support the President’s Clean Power Plan" title="Why I Support the President’s Clean Power Plan"/> </a> <p>Editor’s Note: To view this blog in Spanish, please click here. President Obama recently took a historic step forward in protecting and improving the health of millions of Americans. No, I am not talking about the Affordable Care Act. I’m talking about his Clean Power Plan, the first step by any administration to limit carbon emissions […]</p> <p class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/08/28/why-i-support-the-presidents-clean-power-plan/" rel="nofollow" title="Permanent Link to Why I Support the President’s Clean Power Plan">Continue Reading »</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-right"> <div class="post-58602 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dol category-retirement-2 tag-conflict-of-interest tag-featured" id="post-main-58602"> <div class="entry clearfix"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/08/24/the-best-protection-for-your-retirement-savings/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to The Best Protection for Your Retirement Savings ">The Best Protection for Your Retirement Savings </a></h2> <div class="meta"> <span class="meta-cats"> Filed in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/dol/" rel="category tag">DOL</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/retirement-2/" rel="category tag">Retirement</a> </span> <span class="meta-author"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/author/secretary-tom-perez/" title="Posts by Secretary Tom Perez" class="url fn" rel="author">Secretary Tom Perez</a> </span> <span class="meta-date"> on August 24, 2015 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> • <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/08/24/the-best-protection-for-your-retirement-savings/#comments" rel="bookmark" title="Comments for The Best Protection for Your Retirement Savings ">0 Comments</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/08/24/the-best-protection-for-your-retirement-savings/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to The Best Protection for Your Retirement Savings "> <img class="thumbnail" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207im_/http://blog.dol.gov/files/2015/08/whiteboardscreengrab-150x150.png" alt="The Best Protection for Your Retirement Savings " title="The Best Protection for Your Retirement Savings "/> </a> <p>Building a nest egg for retirement is one of life’s most important challenges – especially since fewer and fewer workers have traditional pensions like our parents and grandparents had. With so many of us relying on financial advisers to help us save for retirement, it’s more important than ever to ensure that we’re getting the […]</p> <p class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/08/24/the-best-protection-for-your-retirement-savings/" rel="nofollow" title="Permanent Link to The Best Protection for Your Retirement Savings ">Continue Reading »</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-clear"></div> <div class="post-left"> <div class="post-56672 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-retirement-2 category-secretary-perez tag-conflict-of-interest tag-securities-and-exchange-commission" id="post-main-56672"> <div class="entry clearfix"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/08/13/listening-learning-improving/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Listening, Learning, Improving">Listening, Learning, Improving</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <span class="meta-cats"> Filed in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/retirement-2/" rel="category tag">Retirement</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/secretary-perez/" rel="category tag">Secretary Perez</a> </span> <span class="meta-author"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/author/secretary-tom-perez/" title="Posts by Secretary Tom Perez" class="url fn" rel="author">Secretary Tom Perez</a> </span> <span class="meta-date"> on August 13, 2015 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> • <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/08/13/listening-learning-improving/#comments" rel="bookmark" title="Comments for Listening, Learning, Improving">0 Comments</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/08/13/listening-learning-improving/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Listening, Learning, Improving"> <img class="thumbnail" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207im_/http://blog.dol.gov/files/2015/08/COI-hearing-150x150.png" alt="Listening, Learning, Improving" title="Listening, Learning, Improving"/> </a> <p>More than 80 members of the public visited department headquarters in Washington this week to testify on the ongoing conflicts of interest rulemaking. Make no mistake, their testimony and the multitude of public comments we continue to receive will help shape a rule that protects the retirement savings of workers and families, and gives advisers […]</p> <p class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/08/13/listening-learning-improving/" rel="nofollow" title="Permanent Link to Listening, Learning, Improving">Continue Reading »</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-right"> <div class="post-55692 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-data-2 category-dol category-jobs category-secretary-perez tag-bureau-of-labor-statistics tag-employment-situation tag-jobs-report tag-numbers-day tag-unemployment" id="post-main-55692"> <div class="entry clearfix"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/08/07/5-things-about-the-july-numbers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to 5 Things You Should Know About the July Unemployment Numbers">5 Things You Should Know About the July Unemployment Numbers</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <span class="meta-cats"> Filed in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/data-2/" rel="category tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/dol/" rel="category tag">DOL</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/jobs/" rel="category tag">Jobs</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/secretary-perez/" rel="category tag">Secretary Perez</a> </span> <span class="meta-author"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/author/secretary-tom-perez/" title="Posts by Secretary Tom Perez" class="url fn" rel="author">Secretary Tom Perez</a> </span> <span class="meta-date"> on August 7, 2015 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> • <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/08/07/5-things-about-the-july-numbers/#comments" rel="bookmark" title="Comments for 5 Things You Should Know About the July Unemployment Numbers">0 Comments</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/08/07/5-things-about-the-july-numbers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to 5 Things You Should Know About the July Unemployment Numbers"> <img class="thumbnail" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207im_/http://blog.dol.gov/files/2015/08/numberchart1_8-7-150x150.jpg" alt="5 Things You Should Know About the July Unemployment Numbers" title="5 Things You Should Know About the July Unemployment Numbers"/> </a> <p>The July 2015 Employment Situation Report was released today – here are five things you should know about the numbers: 1. More jobs are being created. With businesses adding 210,000 jobs in July, that extends the run to 65 consecutive months of private-sector job growth to the tune of 13.0 million jobs overall. Let’s break this down: On average, […]</p> <p class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/08/07/5-things-about-the-july-numbers/" rel="nofollow" title="Permanent Link to 5 Things You Should Know About the July Unemployment Numbers">Continue Reading »</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-clear"></div> <div class="post-left"> <div class="post-53392 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-paid-leave tag-paid-leave tag-paid-sick-leave" id="post-main-53392"> <div class="entry clearfix"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/07/27/sick-and-tired-new-bls-data-highlights-the-need-for-paid-leave/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Sick and Tired: New BLS Data Highlights the Need for Paid Leave">Sick and Tired: New BLS Data Highlights the Need for Paid Leave</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <span class="meta-cats"> Filed in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/paid-leave/" rel="category tag">Paid Leave</a> </span> <span class="meta-author"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/author/secretary-tom-perez/" title="Posts by Secretary Tom Perez" class="url fn" rel="author">Secretary Tom Perez</a> </span> <span class="meta-date"> on July 27, 2015 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> • <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/07/27/sick-and-tired-new-bls-data-highlights-the-need-for-paid-leave/#comments" rel="bookmark" title="Comments for Sick and Tired: New BLS Data Highlights the Need for Paid Leave">1 Comment</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/07/27/sick-and-tired-new-bls-data-highlights-the-need-for-paid-leave/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Sick and Tired: New BLS Data Highlights the Need for Paid Leave"> <img class="thumbnail" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207im_/http://blog.dol.gov/files/2015/07/o-SICK-AT-WORK-facebook-150x150.jpg" alt="Sick and Tired: New BLS Data Highlights the Need for Paid Leave" title="Sick and Tired: New BLS Data Highlights the Need for Paid Leave"/> </a> <p>We’ve all been there. You wake up with a pounding head; it would be easier to lift a lead balloon off your pillow. Your nose is stuffed up, you’re wheezing and you’ve got a barking cough that a guard dog would envy. You’re sick. For those of us lucky enough to have paid sick days, […]</p> <p class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/07/27/sick-and-tired-new-bls-data-highlights-the-need-for-paid-leave/" rel="nofollow" title="Permanent Link to Sick and Tired: New BLS Data Highlights the Need for Paid Leave">Continue Reading »</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-right"> <div class="post-52442 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-disabilities tag-ada25 tag-office-of-disability-employment-policy-odep tag-office-of-federal-contract-compliance-programs-ofccp" id="post-main-52442"> <div class="entry clearfix"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/07/23/northrop-grumman-spells-disability-with-7-letters/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Northrop Grumman Spells Disability with 7 Letters">Northrop Grumman Spells Disability with 7 Letters</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <span class="meta-cats"> Filed in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/disabilities/" rel="category tag">Disabilities</a> </span> <span class="meta-author"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/author/secretary-tom-perez/" title="Posts by Secretary Tom Perez" class="url fn" rel="author">Secretary Tom Perez</a> </span> <span class="meta-date"> on July 23, 2015 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> • <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/07/23/northrop-grumman-spells-disability-with-7-letters/#comments" rel="bookmark" title="Comments for Northrop Grumman Spells Disability with 7 Letters">0 Comments</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/07/23/northrop-grumman-spells-disability-with-7-letters/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Northrop Grumman Spells Disability with 7 Letters"> <img class="thumbnail" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207im_/http://blog.dol.gov/files/2015/07/NG-Spotlight-150x150.jpg" alt="Northrop Grumman Spells Disability with 7 Letters" title="Northrop Grumman Spells Disability with 7 Letters"/> </a> <p>As President Obama and I have said many times, our economy is strongest when we field a full team and when every person who wants a job can find one. As part of the Department of Labor’s commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, I visited Northrop Grumman’s headquarters in northern […]</p> <p class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/07/23/northrop-grumman-spells-disability-with-7-letters/" rel="nofollow" title="Permanent Link to Northrop Grumman Spells Disability with 7 Letters">Continue Reading »</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-clear"></div> <div class="post-left"> <div class="post-52172 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-workforce-development tag-wioa tag-workforce-innovation-and-opportunity-act tag-workforce-system" id="post-main-52172"> <div class="entry clearfix"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/07/22/happy-anniversary-wioa/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Happy Anniversary, WIOA!">Happy Anniversary, WIOA!</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <span class="meta-cats"> Filed in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/workforce-development/" rel="category tag">Workforce Development</a> </span> <span class="meta-author"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/author/secretary-tom-perez/" title="Posts by Secretary Tom Perez" class="url fn" rel="author">Secretary Tom Perez</a> </span> <span class="meta-date"> on July 22, 2015 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> • <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/07/22/happy-anniversary-wioa/#comments" rel="bookmark" title="Comments for Happy Anniversary, WIOA!">0 Comments</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/07/22/happy-anniversary-wioa/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Happy Anniversary, WIOA!"> <img class="thumbnail" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207im_/http://blog.dol.gov/files/2015/07/WIOA-signing-2-150x150.jpg" alt="Happy Anniversary, WIOA!" title="Happy Anniversary, WIOA!"/> </a> <p>One year ago today, President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. This law, passed with overwhelming bipartisan majorities, is helping transform federally funded job training programs across the country to ensure everyone can get the skills and training they need to punch their ticket to the middle class. We’re proud of the work […]</p> <p class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/07/22/happy-anniversary-wioa/" rel="nofollow" title="Permanent Link to Happy Anniversary, WIOA!">Continue Reading »</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-right"> <div class="post-51542 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-jobs category-workforce-development tag-diversity tag-first-responders tag-iaff tag-international-association-of-firefighters tag-white-house-first-responder-diversity-convening" id="post-main-51542"> <div class="entry clearfix"> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/07/15/promoting-diversity-among-first-responders/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Promoting Diversity Among First Responders">Promoting Diversity Among First Responders</a></h2> <div class="meta"> <span class="meta-cats"> Filed in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/jobs/" rel="category tag">Jobs</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/category/workforce-development/" rel="category tag">Workforce Development</a> </span> <span class="meta-author"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/author/secretary-tom-perez/" title="Posts by Secretary Tom Perez" class="url fn" rel="author">Secretary Tom Perez</a> </span> <span class="meta-date"> on July 15, 2015 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> • <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/07/15/promoting-diversity-among-first-responders/#comments" rel="bookmark" title="Comments for Promoting Diversity Among First Responders">0 Comments</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/07/15/promoting-diversity-among-first-responders/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Promoting Diversity Among First Responders"> <img class="thumbnail" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207im_/http://blog.dol.gov/files/2015/07/IAFF-150x150.jpg" alt="Promoting Diversity Among First Responders" title="Promoting Diversity Among First Responders"/> </a> <p>On my first Labor Day as labor secretary, I visited a firehouse in Fairfax, Virginia, with a dedicated public servant named James Ridley, the Senior Deputy for Training at the International Association of Firefighters. After we met the great men and women on their 24-hour shift that day, James pulled me aside. He told me […]</p> <p class="readmore"><a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/2015/07/15/promoting-diversity-among-first-responders/" rel="nofollow" title="Permanent Link to Promoting Diversity Among First Responders">Continue Reading »</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-clear"></div> </div> <div class="navigation clearfix"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/author/secretary-tom-perez/page/2/">Next Page »</a> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar-narrow" class="clearfix"> <div id="search-8" class="widget widget_search"><div class="widget-wrap"> <form id="searchform" method="get" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082207/http://blog.dol.gov/"><input type="text" value="Enter Search Terms" onfocus="if (this.value == 'Enter Search Terms') {this.value = '';}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = 'Enter Search Terms';}" size="18" maxlength="50" name="s" 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