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A Cabinet Secretary for the Rest of Us: Hilda Solis Confirmed to Head Labor by Wide Margin
A Cabinet Secretary for the Rest of Us: Hilda Solis Confirmed to Head Labor by Wide Margin
Hilda Solis was confirmed this afternoon as the new Labor Secretary in a vote of 80 to 17. This is excellent news. Mike Hall at AFL-CIO has details : Says [AFL-CIO President] Sweeney: She understands that the Employee Free Choice Act is critical to rebuilding our economy because ...
Senate Confirms Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary
Senate Confirms Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary
blog.aflcio.org — Hilda Solis is the new secretary of labor. After Republicans backed away from an expected filibuster and... agreed to stop their weeks of delaying tactics, the Senate this afternoon approved Solis’s nomination by ... (more) Senate Confirms Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary
Congratulations, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis!
seiu.org — Great news comes out of the Senate, where Hilda Solis was just confirmed as President Obama's Secretary... of Labor. "For Secretary Solis this is not just another job, but the culmination of a lifetime of action serving as a voice for people who work," ... (more) Congratulations, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis!
Feminist Majority
salsa.wiredforchange.com — The delay is over! Act now to urge the Senate to confirm Hilda Solis tomorrow, President Barack... Obama's nominee for Secretary of Labor -- a tireless fighter for women’s rights, minority rights, and worker’s rights. The confirmation was being ... (more) Feminist Majority
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Upper LeftAt last... Hilda Solis was confirmed this afternoon as the new Labor Secretary in a vote of 80 to 17. Now we have a Secretary of Labor who's also a Secretary for labor. Any official word on Gary yet?

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