Subject: State of the Union and Beyond
From: "Allison Zelman - DOL OPE" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 17:52:37 -0600

DOL Seal: U.S. Department of Labor 

Friend –

We hope that you tuned into President Obama’s final State of the Union address last night. The issues that you all have led and worked on for so many years were at the cornerstone of his remarks.

President Obama committed in his final year to ensuring that ‘everybody who works hard should get a fair shot.’ Equal pay for equal work, raising the minimum wage, paid leave and worker voice were common themes throughout the speech – all focused on building an America where ‘every American’s voice is heard.’

He also spoke about the importance in lifting up our business partners who’ve ‘figured out that doing right by their workers ends up being good for their shareholders, their customers and their communities.’

Today Secretary Perez hit the road and travelled to Philadelphia to amplify these and other core messages from last night, focusing on the need to provide training and ensure workers have skills to succeed in the 21st century.

Before he left, he stopped by the White House to participate in the Big Block of Cheese day – answering questions from people all around the country about the State of the Union address.

Secretary Perez wearing a cheese head

We want to thank all of you for your continued hard and partnership work on these issues. As Secretary Perez always says, ‘we only have 373 days until the weekend.’

We look forward to continuing to work with you on these critical issues,

Allison Zelman
Department of Labor Office of Public Engagement

 

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