labor secretary
Alex Acosta Is Leaving the Trump Administration After Defending Secret Plea Deal with Epstein
Trump, standing alongside the labor secretary, said it was Acosta’s decision to leave.
Trump Picks Alexander Acosta to Lead Labor Department
The president named his new nominee at an afternoon press conference at the White House following Andrew Puzder's recent withdrawal.
Andrew Puzder Just Withdrew His Nomination as Trump's Labor Secretary
After Senate Republicans warned that he likely wouldn't get the number of votes needed to be confirmed.
Trump's Pick for Labour Secretary Once Sued Jack in the Box Over a Butt Joke
Everyone secretly loves a good butt joke. Well, everyone except Andy Puzder.
More Than 100 Food and Farm Groups Join Together to Oppose Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick
Now, Puzder’s confirmation hearings have been delayed—for the fourth time—while workers’ and women’s rights organizations continue to protest his nomination.
Trump’s Labor Secretary Could Be a Disaster for Restaurant Workers
Puzder’s nomination has many food policy and labor experts deeply worried. They say his history of opposition to minimum wage, overtime, and other pro-worker regulations portends a new era of strife for low-income workers.
Scenes from Fast Food Workers' Protest Against Trump's Labour Pick
Members of the Fight for $15 movement and their supporters gathered throughout the country, most often in front of Carl's Jr and Hardee's restaurants, to voice their opposition to Andrew's Puzder's likely appointment to the position of Labor Secretary.
Trump Taps Fast Food Exec Andy Puzder to Head the Labor Department
Puzder—the guy who oversees the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's franchises—has been an outspoken critic of Obamacare and has argued against raising the minimum wage.