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Obama Hopes to Build Roads, Runways and Jobs

(Sept. 6) -- President Barack Obama made a Labor Day pitch for some $50 billion in new road, rail and airport construction projects with a plan that aims to overhaul national infrastructure spending and jump-start job creation, as well as a campaign season slap at Republicans he accused of obstructing both those goals. In...

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06/01/12 Unemployment Jump Weighs Down Wall Street Source: NY1 News - New York NY Wall Street investors ended the week on a rough note Friday as the latest jobs report showed the nation's unemployment numbers are up for the first time in nearly a year.
06/01/12 Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on... Source: PR Newswire WASHINGTON , June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement on data regarding forced child labor that have been issued by the International Labor Organization: "When Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation nearly 150 years ago, he underscored the commitment of the United States to the enduring cause of freedom. President Obama has called upon everyone to 'educate themselves about all forms of modern slavery and the signs and consequences of human trafficking,' pledging to combat this crime within our borders and join 'with our partners around the world ... to end this injustice.' One such important partner is the International Labor Organization, which today released a new global estimate on forced labor that indicates approximately 21 million individuals, including 15 million adults and 6 million children around the world, continue to be, in the words of the report, 'trapped in jobs ... which they cannot leave.' This number and other released today provide more precise estimates and focus our attention on the magnitude of this global crime and on the plight of those who continue to be coerced or deceived into forced labor or sexual exploitation, and are a welcome addition to the research in this important area. "The Department of Labor commends the ILO for the transparency of its research process and for its commitment to improving survey methodologies to estimate hidden and vulnerable populations. The department funded the ILO's efforts to develop survey guidelines to estimate forced labor of adults and children, and worked with four governments to conduct national forced labor surveys. When the tools of research are used to inform policies and programs, the effectiveness of our efforts to eradicate modern slavery will be long-lasting. The department commends those governments that contributed to the
06/01/12 Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on May... Source: PR Newswire WASHINGTON , June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the May 2012 Employment Situation report released today: "Our nation's labor market added 82,000 private sector jobs in the month of May, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 8.2 percent.
05/30/12 Issa Questions Labor Chief's Effort to Control Media Source: Newsmax.com A congressional panel plans to question U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis about a new policy requiring news organizations to use government computers to file stories about employment data.
05/30/12 Joint VA/DOL Program to retrain 99,000 unemployed... Source: Bossier Press-Tribune - Bossier City LA Unemployed Veterans between the ages of 35 and 60 can now apply for new benefits to cover education costs for up to one year through a joint Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Labor (DOL) program that focuses on retraining 99,000 Veterans for high-demand jobs.