United States Department of Labor

Additional DOL Historical Information

Historical DOL Reports

• Family and Medical Leave Act Report: Balancing the Needs of Families and Employers
• Futurework: Trends and Challenges for Work in the 21st Century (09/00)
• 21st Century Workforce Commission Report — "A Nation of Opportunity:
  Building America's 21st Century Workforce [09/21/00]
  
• Genetic Information and the Workplace [1/20/98]
• Generating Productivity Growth: A Review of the Role of Workplace Practices and Computers [9/10/96]
• A Look at Employers' Costs of Providing Health Benefits [7/31/96]
• Working Together for Public Service [5/96]
• Making Work Pay: The Case for Raising the Minimum Wage [3/96]
• Glass Ceiling Commission: A Solid Investment: Making Full Use of the Nation's Human Capital [11/95]
• Glass Ceiling Commission: Good For Business: Making Full Use of the Nation's Human Capital [3/95]
• Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations [12/94]

Available Historical Secretarial Speeches

• Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman Remarks to the Department of Labor (January 11, 2001)
• Secretary Alexis M. Herman Industrial Relations Research Association "Work and Family" (June 23, 2000)
• Secretary Alexis M. Herman Marymount University's 49th Commencement Ceremony D.A.R. Constitution Hall (May 14, 2000)
• Remarks of Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman Howard University Law School Commencement (May 13, 2000)
• Remarks of Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman National Press Club (August 31, 2000)
• Remarks by Alexis M. Herman — National Skills Summit (April 11, 2000)
• Remarks by Alexis M. Herman — FY 2001 Budget (February 7, 2000)
• Labor Day Address — New York, NY (September 3, 1999)
• Conference of the International Labor Organization — Geneva (June 15, 1999)
• Child Labor Report Press Conference (March 25, 1999)
• Investing in Human Resources Development — U.S.-Africa Economic Ministerial (March 17, 1999)
• Closing Gaps, Opening Doors: Department of Labor Fiscal Year 2000 Budget
• Kids at Risk: Turning Point and Opportunity (September 3, 1998)
• International Labor Conference, Child Labor Committee (June 11, 1998)
• United Auto Workers (June 22, 1998)
• International Labor Conference (June 9, 1998)
• Teach-in on Child Labor (May 27, 1998)
• Smithsonian Sweatshop Exhibit (April 21, 1998)
• National Association of Private Industry Councils (March 2, 1998)
• Welfare-to-Work (February 17, 1998)
• The Moral Case for Shared Prosperity (August 31, 1997)
• Conference of Mayors (June 24, 1997)
• Sweatshop Solutions (June 3, 1997)
• The Unfinished Agenda (January 9, 1997)
• Career Force 2000 Conference (October 9, 1996)
• The Minimum Wage and the Moral Basis of Our Labor (October 1, 1996)
• How Good Without Risking Inflation? (September 11, 1996)
• Remarks to the Biennial Child Labor Coalition Conference (September 9, 1996)
• The Seven New Directions At Work: Fourth Annual Address on the State of the American Workforce (September 3, 1996)
• Shattering the Pension Glass Ceiling (July 30, 1996)
• Bidding Against the Future? (May 22, 1996)
• Keynote Address to the American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition (May 21, 1996)
• The New Corporate Citizenship (April 16, 1996)
• Pink Slips, Profits, and Paychecks: Corporate Citizenship in an Era of Smaller Government (February 6, 1996)
• United Steel Workers Legislative Conference (July 17, 1995)
• Frayed-Collar Workers in Gold-Plated Times (August 31, 1995)
• The Choice Ahead (January 5, 1995)
• The Revolt of the Anxious Class (November 22, 1994)
• Toward a New Social Compact: The Role of Business (September 27, 1994)
• The Over, the Under, and the Anxious (August 31, 1994)

Available Historical Congressional Testimony

• Statement of Patricia W. Lattimore, Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management Before the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education; Committee on Appropriations; United States House of Representatives [03/28/2000]
• Statement of Patricia A. Dalton, Acting Inspector General for Office of Budget Before the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education; Committee on Appropriations; United States House of Representatives [03/28/2000]
• Statement of Raymond L. Bramucci, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Before the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education; Committee on Appropriations; United States House of Representatives [03/23/2000]
• Statement of Espiridion "Al" Borrego, Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training Before the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education; Committee on Appropriations; United States House of Representatives [03/23/2000]
• Statement of Bernard E. Anderson, Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards Administration Before the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education; Committee on Appropriations; United States House of Representatives [03/23/2000]
• Statement of Charles N. Jeffress, Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Before the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education; Committee on Appropriations; United States House of Representatives [03/23/2000]
• Statement of J. Davitt McAteer, Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health Before the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education; Committee on Appropriations; United States House of Representatives [03/23/2000]
• Statement of Alexis M. Herman, Secretary of Labor Before the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education; Committee on Appropriations; United States House of Representatives [03/22/2000]
• Statement of Leslie B. Kramerich, Assistant Secretary for Pension and Welfare Benefits on the FY 2001 Budget Request [03/22/2000]
• Statement of David M. Strauss Executive Director Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation on the FY 2001 Budget Request [03/22/2000]
• Statement of Katherine G. Abraham, Commissioner of Labor Statistics on the FY 2001 Budget Request on the FY 2001 Budget Request [03/22/2000]
• Statement For The Record Alexis M. Herman Secretary of Labor Committee on Education and the Workforce House of Representatives, [10/07/99]
• Testimony of Alexis M. Herman Secretary of Labor, before the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education Committee on Appropriations United States Senate [03/23/99]
• Testimony of Alexis M. Herman Secretary of Labor, before the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education Committee on Appropriations United States House of Representatives [03/16/99]
• Testimony of Alexis M. Herman Secretary of Labor, before the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education Committee on Appropriations United States House of Representatives [02/12/98]
• Testimony of Alexis Herman Secretary of Labor, before the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education Committee on Appropriations United States House of Representatives [5/14/97]
• Statement of Alexis M. Herman, Secretary of Labor Before the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education; Committee on Appropriations; United States Senate [02/29/2000]
• Testimony of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor, before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Trade, U.S. Trade Competitiveness and Workforce Education and Training [7/25/96]
• Testimony of Robert B. Reich, before the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives [7/15/96]
• Statement of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor, before the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives [5/7/96]
• Statement of Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich before the Subcommittee on Immigration of the Senate Judiciary Committee [9/28/95]
• Statement of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor Before the Committee on Economics and Educational Opportunities [7/25/95]
• Statement of Secretary Robert B. Reich United States Department of Labor before the Committee on Economic and Educational Subcommittee on Workforce Protections United States House of Representatives [6/28/95]
• Statement of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor Before the Senate Finance Committee [6/6/95]
• Statement of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor before the Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Affairs United States House of Representatives [3/9/95]
• Statement of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor Before the Joint Economic Committee [2/22/95]
• Testimony of Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich before the Committee on Banking and Financial Services U.S. House of Representatives [2/9/95]
• Statement of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate [1/12/95]
• Statement of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor before the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, United States House of Representatives [1/11/95]
• Statement of Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich before the Subcommittee on Deficits, Debt Management and Long-Term Growth, Senate Committee on finance [12/07/94]
• Remarks prepared for U.S. Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich Democratic Leadership Council Washington, DC [11/22/94]
• Testimony of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor before the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures Committee on Ways and Means United States House of Representatives [09/29/94]
• Testimony Prepared for United States Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate [09/20/94]
• Testimony of Robert Reich Secretary Department of Before the Labor Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations Committee on Education and Labor U.S. House of Representatives [07/19/94]
• Statement of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor before the Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources and Subcommittee on Trade, United States House of Representatives [07/12/94]
• Testimony Prepared for United States Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade, and Monetary Policy [06/28/94]
• Testimony of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor Before the Joint Economic Committee United States Congress [06/22/94]
• Testimony of Robert Reich Secretary of Labor Before the Committee on Finance United States Senate [06/15/94]
• Statement of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor before the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Human Resources United States House of Representatives [06/01/94]
• Statement of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate [05/26/94]
• Testimony of Robert Reich Secretary of Labor Before the Committee on Ways and Means United States House of Representatives [04/19/94]
• Statement of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate [03/30/94]
• Statement of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate [03/16/94]
• Statement of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor before the Committee on Education and Labor, United States House of Representatives [03/16/94]
• Statement of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor before the Senate Committee on Small Business [03/10/94]
• Statement of Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich before the Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate [03/10/94]
• Statement of Robert B. Reich Secretary of Labor before the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education Committee on Appropriations United States House of Representatives [03/08/94]
• Statement of Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich Hearing on H.R. 3315: An Alternative Approach to Fighting Crime before the Subcommittee on Crime of the House Judiciary Committee [02/22/94]
• Statement of Secretary of Labor before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate [02/09/94]