Raymond J. Donovan
Although Raymond J. Donovan (b. Aug. 31, 1930) once intended to enter the seminary, it is his employment in the skilled trades that gives rise to his career in labor. He works his way up through the Schiavone Construction Co., eventually becoming executive vice president. Picked by President Ronald Reagan to serve as secretary of labor, Donovan is instrumental in creating the agency's Veterans' Employment and Training Service, and implementing the Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act as well as the Retirement Equity Act.
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