Sometimes it's the behind the scenes appointments and regulations that can make a huge difference for working people. Most people don't even know who Hilda Solis is, but the new Secretary of Labor has hit the ground running. Here's a excerpt from an article in The Nation.
"During the Bush years, the Department of Labor became a cautionary tale about what happens when foxes are asked to guard the henhouse. But since California Congresswoman Hilda Solis became labor secretary last winter, she has brought on board a team of lifelong advocates for working people--some of whom come from the ranks of organized labor--and has hired hundreds of new investigators and enforcers."
For more, go to: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20100412/kaplan.
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