labor secretary

Employment department head

The labor secretary is the head of a government's department of labor, responsible for policies on employment, workplace safety, wages, and workers' rights.

In the United States, the Secretary of Labor leads the Department of Labor and serves in the president's cabinet: The labor secretary announced new overtime regulations.

Other countries have equivalent positions with varying titles.

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employment · job creation · OSHA · regulations · worker protections · workers · department · minimum wage · strikes · right to work · policy · appointee · collective bargaining · workplace · jobs · safety · benefits · nominees

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cabinet position constituency

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Cabinet official overseeing business

treasury secretary · finance minister

economic philosophy role

labor secretaryunion buster

One who dismantles organized labor

CEO · corporate executive · strikebreaker · corporate lawyer · management consultant

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