The Obama administration today unveiled its plan to fulfill a promise to make America’s workplaces safer and protect workers’ rights.
During the Labor Department’s first-ever online discussion about its budget, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said the department’s fiscal year 2010 budget, which totals $104.5 billion, will:
• Promote a “green” economic recovery;
• Begin to restore worker protection programs;
• Ensure that programs are transparent and accountable; and
• Promote diversity and stakeholder inclusion in every aspect of the department’s work. continue reading