🍎 A plan to address Ame rica’s educator shortage

📖 Good Jobs Principles will help guide efforts to improve quality of education jobs

Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su joined Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona this week in Nevada, where they announced new Good Jobs Principles for education. These principles will improve recruitment, training and retention in the education sector by making education jobs good jobs.

$67M+ to help young people with disabilities

We’ve awarded more than $67 million to help young people with disabilities overcome obstacles to employment.

An impactful discussion on women’s history

Women’s Bureau Director Wendy Chun-Hoon welcomed women leaders from many fields to an event spotlighting how women are making a difference in the workplace. Women policymakers, union representatives, athletes and advocates discussed how issues such as wage gaps, occupational segregation, gender-based violence and harassment, and caregiving affect women workers – and how to advance gender equity in the workforce.

Employee representation during OSHA inspections

Workers’ involvement in the OSHA inspection process is essential. A new final rule clarifies the rights of employees to authorize a representative to accompany an OSHA compliance officer during an inspection of their workplace.

Labor rights enforcement under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Under the USMCA’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism, the Labor Department and the U.S. Trade Representative are requesting the Mexican government review allegations that workers’ rights have been denied at two facilities in Mexico.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Career resources for employees with disabilities

A disabled Department of Education employee gives his account on how different job resources helped him grow in his career.

Black lung benefits events

We’ll host four outreach events in Pennsylvania from April 8-11 to help current and former coal miners disabled by black lung disease and their families file for benefits.

Hot healthcare jobs

Considering a healthcare career? Check out these 10 growing occupations that pay above the median.

Union support

Unions play a pivotal role in advocating for and protecting the rights and wellbeing of transgender workers across the country.

Supporting healthcare workers

Learn about a labor-management partnership serving over half a million healthcare workers and improving the industry for everyone – workers, employers and patients.

Disability inclusion dialogue

Share your ideas for policies and tools to help very small businesses that employ disabled workers or that are owned by disabled entrepreneurs.

International labor

Through our new Responsible Business Conduct and Labor Rights InfoHub, we're providing companies with the tools for meaningful due diligence in their supply chains.

WORKING FOR YOU

Grant-funded programs give workers a second chance at success

Les and Michael’s journeys show how programs supported by U.S. Department of Labor grants can help jobseekers find meaningful work after incarceration. Thanks to the program, Michael says, “Pathway Home saved my life out here, because I had no knowledge of the resources available to me, and the support I received was like no other because my mentor understood what it was like to rebuild their life.”

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