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Wage Theft Swamps Chicagoland: Workplace Protections Are Failing Cook County's Low-Wage Workers

Amy Taubin, Drum Major Institute. April 13, 2010.

What if we had a minimum wage, but nobody felt constrained to pay it? Or getting injured at work yielded no workers compensation, but a very real risk of losing your job?

Why Workers' Champion Hilda Solis Is Obama's Best Pick for a Fair Economy

Esther Kaplan, The Nation. April 7, 2010.

The Bush Administration all but destroyed the Department of Labor. Now Hilda Solis is winning the fight for workers' rights.

Running Scared? Anti-Union Retailers Stepping Up Fight Against Organized Labor

Amy Traub, DMI Blog. January 11, 2010.

Advocates of workers' rights should be cheered by their alarm.

E-Mail From Hilda Solis to Employees Who Defaced Gay Pride Posters at U.S. Dept. of Labor

Nate Carlile, ThinkProgress. June 29, 2009.

"Respect for others is non-negotiable at the U.S. Department of Labor"

As Long as 'Latino' Is Synonymous With 'Immigrant,' We Will Remain a Class Apart

Michelle Garcia, Julissa Reynoso, AlterNet. April 18, 2009.

As the battle continues over who deserves citizenship and at what cost, we question whether Latinos can win true citizenship.

Without Cops on the Beat, the Great Worker Rip-Off Continues

Catherine Ruckelshaus, Christine Owens, AlterNet. April 9, 2009.

Labor protections are non-existent for many low-wage workers. This is bad for workers, their families and for the economy.

Senate Confirms Progressive Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. February 24, 2009.

The vote is a defeat for anti-worker conservatives.

Hilda Solis Approved by Senate Panel

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. February 11, 2009.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee cleared Hilda Solis' nomination as Secretary of Labor today.

Enough Is Enough: It's Time to Confirm Hilda Solis

Josh Dorner, Sierra Club. February 7, 2009.

Labor Secretary-Designate Hilda Solis, remains in political purgatory thanks to bogus conservative objections.

A Historic Opportunity: Hilda Solis and the Financial Crisis

Andrew Thomaides, AlterNet. January 26, 2009.

With any severe economic crisis comes not only social turmoil, fear, and hardship, but also opportunity.

Obama's Great Pick for Labor Secretary -- Hilda Solis

Van Jones, Huffington Post. December 19, 2008.

Appointing Solis, Obama has made clear his commitment to creating green jobs to lift the nation out of its current economic crisis.

A Good Pick: Obama Taps Hilda Solis to Be His Labor Secretary

Matt Stoller, Open Left. December 18, 2008.

This is a very good pick. Solis might turn out to be an excellent ally.