U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis was on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” this afternoon. In response to a question about enforcement of illegal immigrant employment, she spoke in harsh terms about the Bush administration’s weak labor enforcement record. Solis even called the Bush Labor Department “negligent” — by far the strongest (and most impolitic) language about her predecessors. During the remainder of the segment, she was pretty diplomatic, speaking of trying to balance the needs of employees, unions, small businesses, and even large corporations. But a word like “negligent” on a national radio show portends major changes at DOL.
As of this post, audio isn’t up, but late Tuesday it will be here — it’s about 15 minutes into the interview.
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