seiu.org - 2/24/2009
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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," said SEIU President Andy Stern following ...
blog.aflcio.org - 2/24/2009
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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 ...
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Senate Confirms Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary
salsa.wiredforchange.com - 2/24/2009
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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 womenâs rights, minority rights, and workerâs rights. The confirmation was being ...
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Feminist Majority
christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com - 2/24/2009
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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 ...
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A Cabinet Secretary for the Rest of Us: Hilda Solis ...
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Senate confirms Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary.
Think Progress —
Today, the Senate voted 80-17 to confirm Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary. The vote is a defeat for anti-worker conservatives, who have been stalling her nomination since Obama nominated her on Dec. 19. Responses from the AFL-CIO and SEIU. ...
A Cabinet Secretary for the Rest of Us: Hilda Solis Confirmed to Head Labor by Wide Margin
Firedoglake —
... award for her work on landmark legislation to improve working conditions and to protect the environment.
We were so pleased to have her as a Blue America guest at FDL during her last run for office. And I'm even more thrilled to congratulate Hilda on her appointment to this cabinet post. Labor has a strong ally in Hilda: at a time when American workers could use a tenacious voice for their needs, they just got one. It's about time.
Michael Whitney at SEIU has more.
Art Levine: New Boon to Obama's Economic Plan: Solis Confirmed as Labor Secretary
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... With the pro-worker Hilda Solis now at the helm of the Labor Department, our country will have a better chance to fulfill the vision President Obama highlighted Tuesday night: ...
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CNN Political Ticker 2/24/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Senate has confirmed California Rep. Hilda Solis as the Obama administration's labor secretary. The final vote was 80-17 in favor of confirmation.
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