AFGE Weighs In On Hilda Solis
The American Federation of Government Employees becomes the first federal employee union to weigh in on Obama's selection of Hilda Solis to run the Labor Department. And they're super-happy about it:
“The selection of Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis represents a monumental shift from the policies of the past administration. Solis knows that unions are vital to the strength of our communities and that workers are the bedrock of our economy and of good government,” said John Gage AFGE national president. “We believe that Congresswoman Solis will inspire our members in the Department of Labor and rightly refocus the agency’s mission to defend workplace rights.”
Solis won't have jurisdiction over the National Labor Relations Board, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, or the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, so she won't necessarily transform federal labor relations. But I'm betting the AFGE mine inspectors are pretty excited about their new boss.
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Three cheers for the good guys.
Wise Old Owl Posted Monday, December 22, 2008 10:20 AMIf the unions are happy about a selection, it can't be good. I wonder how much financial assistance Hilda gets from AFGE for their support?
Finance Guy Posted Wednesday, December 24, 2008 12:21 PMI have met Hilda Solis on many occassions and have had the privilage of working with her. In all of my encounters she has been a person of great abilities that gravitates towards doing what is right. There will nevertheless be decisions that are made contrary to the majority, but as with any public political figure, some of the decisions have various cross-sectional benefits to other sectors and constituents but cannot always make everyone happy. I support the nomination and I don't think Obama could have chosen a better person.
John Yeressian Posted Saturday, December 27, 2008 12:58 AM