Solis Resigns as Labor Secretary; Leaves Pro-Union Legacy

A president's re-election typically triggers a cabinet reshuffling. The U.S. Department of Labor is now part of the process. On Wednesday afternoon, January 9, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced her resignation as Labor Secretary. Solis, previously a four-term Democratic congresswoman from California, had won the job on the strength of her aggressive championing of union interests. In a statement issued shortly thereafter, President Obama lauded Solis as "a tireless champion for working families," adding that "her efforts have helped train workers for the jobs of the future, protect workers' health and safety and put millions of Americans back to work."  Such words are at once understandable (coming from her boss) and misleading. For it is hard to imagine a secretary of labor so predisposed toward favoring union interests over those of nonmembers.

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