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The former flag of the U.S. Secretary of Labor, used from 1915 to 1960. The United States secretary of labor is a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and as the head of the United States Department of Labor, controls the department, and enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the workplace, and all other issues involving any form of business-person controversies.
Julie A. Su (Chinese: 蘇維思; born February 19, 1969) [1] is an American attorney and government official who is serving as acting United States Secretary of Labor since 2023 [2] and the 37th United States Deputy Secretary of Labor since 2021.
On February 16, 2017, Alexander Acosta, dean of the Florida International University College of Law and former Justice Department attorney, was officially selected to be the Secretary of Labor. [174] On April 27, 2017, Acosta was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 60–38.
The Senate left without voting on confirming Julie Su as U.S. Labor Secretary. The White House says she’ll stay in the job in the role in an acting capacity.
Secretary of State March 28, 1929 March 4, 1933 Herbert Hoover: George Shultz [13] Secretary of Labor January 22, 1969 July 1, 1970 9 years, 318 days Richard Nixon Secretary of the Treasury June 12, 1972 May 8, 1974 Secretary of State July 16, 1982 January 20, 1989 Ronald Reagan Levi Woodbury: Secretary of the Navy [a] May 23, 1831 June 30, 1834
Su, who has served as deputy U.S. Labor secretary since 2021, was confirmed by the Senate for her current post on a party-line vote of 50 to 47, and could face another tough confirmation fight.
In the 1970s, following the civil rights movement, the Labor Department under Secretary George P. Shultz made a concerted effort to promote racial diversity in unions. [11] In 1978, the Department of Labor created the Philip Arnow Award, intended to recognize outstanding career employees such as the eponymous Philip Arnow. [12]
While Walsh was secretary, the Department of Labor finalized new rules on healthcare and retirement fund management. This included reversing a Trump administration rule that prohibited retirement fund managers from considering environmental, social, and corporate governance factors when reaching decisions in regards to investment. The ...