| Secretary Walsh met with descendants of survivors of the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 while in Oklahoma this week. | 
U.S. Department of Labor | | February 16, 2023 |
| In Tulsa, Secretary Walsh stresses the importance of supporting Black and underserved communities While visiting Oklahoma, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh highlighted the need to promote economic justice for people in Black and other underserved communities, and discussed how the Department of Labor is helping small business owners create good-paying jobs and equipping workers to fill them in these communities. He also spoke with descendants of survivors of the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 and met with students from the Tulsa Job Corps Center. |
| Combating human trafficking and forced labor Chief of Staff Allison Zelman joined leaders from 19 other federal agencies for the second meeting of the Presidentâs Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. She shared updates on ways the department is helping end human trafficking at home and abroad, including $4.25 million for a new project to combat forced labor. |
| Centering equity in federal investments Join Secretary Walsh, Deputy Secretary Julie Su and Black labor leaders and workers for a discussion on centering equity and job quality as we implement historic federal investments in infrastructure, clean energy and manufacturing. Register to attend the Feb. 21 event in-person or online. |
| Grants will improve equitable access to unemployment insurance To help identify and address barriers workers face regarding access to state unemployment insurance benefits, weâve awarded nearly $16 million in equity grants to Connecticut, New Jersey and Oklahoma. |
|  | Expanding worker protections OSHA can now certify visas allowing victims to help officials investigate and prosecute crimes without fear of retaliation based on immigration status. |
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|  | Caregiving careers Interested in a career helping others? For National Caregivers Day, weâre highlighting seven growing jobs in related fields. |
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|  | 500+ mining violations Blackhawk Mining and subsidiaries must pay $349,444 to resolve 553 citations for mine safety and health violations at 14 mines. |
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|  | Citations follow fatality OSHA cited a Pennsylvania tree service company after a 17-year-old worker was pulled into a woodchipper and fatally injured. |
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|  | Women in science For International Day of Women and Girls in Science, MSHAâs director of technical support discussed her career and advice for women and girls interested in STEM. |
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| Back wages make a difference for working families Foreman Cristian Céspedes was often working 50-60 hours per week without overtime pay when worker advocates put him and his coworkers in touch with the Wage and Hour Division. Now hundreds of workers are receiving $3.6 million in back wages. |
| Union Womenâs Equal Pay Day Feb. 12 was Union Womenâs Equal Pay Day â a day representing the number of extra days union women must work to make as much money as men did the year before. For women who are represented by unions, the pay gap is much smaller than for women on average. |
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