Newsletter Photos May 28, 2015

More than 1 in 5 workers are employed by a federal contractor.

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard employee Jen Ouellette (left) explains the operation of a virtual welding trainer system to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez on May 27.

Labor Secretary Perez and Graco Inc., employees Thomas Neal (left) and Gabe Saulter on May 26 in Minneapolis. The company creates tools for residential and commercial construction, and partnered with the Minneapolis Community and Technical College to expand its machining and welding programs.

Students Leticia Benitez (left) and Alexis Moore participated in a May 26 roundtable discussion on support for the America's College Promise Campaign. The roundtable was hosted by Scholarship America along with Minneapolis Community and Technical College.

Labor Secretary Perez at May 26 #LeadOnLeave roundtable in Minneapolis. The secretary was joined by Nancy Feldman, the chief executive officer of UCare, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, Rep. Keith Ellison and others.

Wage and Hour Division Administrator David Weil (right) with Stephen Silvia, president of the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association on May 27.

John Cekala