🌞💼🛣️ Good Jobs Summer Tour

Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su joined Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and community partners as they committed to our Good Jobs Principles. These principles unite workers, businesses, community-based organizations, labor unions and more to commit to jobs that have living wages and good benefits, are safe and free of discrimination, and give workers the ability to form and join a union. While in Birmingham, Acting Secretary Su visited New Flyer, a sustainable bus manufacturer, and met with their workers to celebrate them reaching their first union contract and to hear how it has impacted their lives.

Acting Secretary Su and Assistant Secretary José Javier Rodríguez joined employers, apprentices, international leaders, federal partners and others at a recent meeting of our Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship. Participants discussed the state of Registered Apprenticeships, lessons from abroad, and expanding apprenticeships in industries and federal government. Committee members will continue meeting over the coming years to advise department leadership on improving apprenticeships for American jobseekers of all backgrounds.

Deere & Co. has agreed to pay $1.1 million and extend 53 job offers to resolve alleged hiring discrimination against Black and Hispanic job seekers at three production facilities in Illinois and Iowa. Potential class members can check out our class member locator to learn more.

Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health Chris Williamson moderated a livestreamed panel discussion with current and former miners, mine safety and health experts, labor union representatives and other stakeholders last week. The panelists discussed how MSHA’s new final rule for respirable crystalline silica will better protect the health of the nation’s miners. The final rule lowers the permissible exposure limit of silica dust, among other critical protections.

How can employers, workers and communities prevent and address gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work? The Women’s Bureau and OSHA hosted a webinar series examining it as a workplace safety and health issue.

• Read our findings on gender-based violence and harassment as a workplace safety and health issue 
• Register for an all-day summit, June 18: Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in Focus: A Summit to Create an Equitable World of Work

Ahead of its 60th anniversary in August, Job Corps is celebrating six decades as the nation’s largest residential career training and education program and focusing on new opportunities to serve today’s evolving workforce. On June 6, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training José Javier Rodríguez visited San Diego, Los Angeles and Honolulu Job Corps centers and spoke with students from all three centers in addition to students from Long Beach and Inland Empire.

We're taking legal action against two IHOP franchises, alleging multiple wage violations, including withholding servers' tips.

Join us online June 26 for the Paid Leave: Equity in Implementation conference, delving into the latest developments shaping the paid leave landscape.

A leading thoroughbred horse trainer faces a $486,520 payout for withholding overtime pay from 163 workers.

Trench Safety Stand Down Week 2024 is June 17-21. Help get the word out about trench hazards and how to keep workers safe!

Unum Life Insurance Co. will change how it administers its proof of good health requirement, referred to as evidence of insurability, for participants in job-based life insurance plans.

🎥 New video: Are you concerned your employer is violating labor laws? Watch to learn what you can do.

Fresh out of college, Kaniya's starting an apprenticeship with D.C.'s Department of Human Services to jumpstart a career in public service. Apprenticeships offer a great path to future success in tons of fields – with or without a college degree.

The U.S. economy continued to demonstrate strong, steady growth with an additional 272,000 jobs in May, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate has been at or below 4% for 30 months – the longest stretch since 1970.

• Read a statement by Acting Secretary Su on the latest jobs report
• Watch Chief Economist SJ Glynn discuss a new record for women’s labor force participation

Know your rights: OSHA standards require employers to provide free drinking water in the workplace and permit employees to drink it. Learn more about this requirement and find answers to other frequently asked questions here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7203447864100843521

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