News Release
ETA News Release: [07/06/2010]
Contact Name: Lina Garcia
Phone Number: (202) 693-4661 or (202) 579-7338
Release Number: 10-0946-NAT
Top US Department of Labor officials to travel to Gulf Coast to meet with affected workers
WASHINGTON — At the direction of Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis, July 7 through 9, three U.S. Department of Labor agency heads will travel to Gulf states impacted by the BP Deepwater spill. The delegation will include Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Jane Oates, Wage and Hour Division Deputy Administrator Nancy J. Leppink and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Director Patricia A. Shiu. During their visit, the federal labor officials will meet with local fishermen, community-based organizations, and state and local appointed and elected officials in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Secretary Solis visited the Gulf region in early June and promised to leverage her department's resources to help communities impacted by the oil spill. For information on the Labor Department's recent efforts in the Gulf, visit http://www.dol.gov/dol/gulf.htm.
All the events listed below are OPEN PRESS. All times are CDT.
Wednesday, July 7
7:30 - 8 a.m. |
Meeting with Deputy Mayor Greg St. Etienne |
9 - 10 a.m. |
Meeting with local parish presidents |
10 - 10:45 a.m. |
Meeting with labor and health commissioners |
11 a.m. - noon |
Meeting with fishermen from Asian-American/Pacific Islander and Hispanic communities |
1 - 2:30 p.m. |
Meeting with area community-based organizations |
4 - 5 p.m. |
Meeting with fishermen from African-American community |
Thursday, July 8
8:45 - 9:45 a.m. |
Meeting with fishermen, shrimpers and crabbers from African-American, |
10 - 11 a.m. |
Meeting with state appointed and elected officials |
11 - 11:45 a.m. |
Meeting with local community-based organizations |
Noon - 12:45 p.m. |
Oil Spill Resources and Claims Fair (with local nonprofits, businesses and community members affected by the oil spill) |
2 - 3 p.m. |
Meeting with state appointed and elected officials |
3 - 4 p.m. |
Meeting with fishermen from Asian-American/Pacific Islander and Hispanic communities |
4 - 5 p.m. |
Meeting with local community based organizations |
Friday, July 9
10:30 - 11:15 a.m. |
Meeting with state appointed and elected officials |
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Meeting with local community-based organizations |
12:30 - 2 p.m. |
Meeting with representatives from the hospitality industry |
In total, senior administration officials have visited the region 62 times since BP's oil rig exploded on April 20 — including trips by President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, National Incident Cmdr. Adm. Thad Allen, Labor Secretary Solis, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Jane Lubchenco and Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills.
