2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTalk of Labor secretary as VP alarms industry
Vice President Tom Perez? Hillary Clinton is considering it, much to the displeasure of business interests in Washington that have clashed frequently with the Labor secretary during his time in President Obamas Cabinet.
Perez has moved aggressively on the regulatory front since taking over as the Department of Labors chief in 2013, expanding overtime pay to some 4 million Americans, requiring that employers disclose actions taken to counter union organizing efforts and pushing a rule not yet completed that would force federal contractors to disclose labor law violations.
Those actions have endeared Perez to the left, stirring talk that he could be an effective running mate for Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
But some industry groups in Washington say picking Perez would be a slap in the face.
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http://thehill.com/regulation/labor/284172-talk-of-labor-secretary-as-vp-alarms-industry
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(297,187 posts)Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)NT
djean111
(14,255 posts)Although there is no reason to think he would be kept in his job, really.
iandhr
(6,852 posts)The downside though is that he has zero name recognition
Armstead
(47,803 posts)Business can be good. But too many have become bad.
Anything that attacks the excesses and immorality and bad practices of Corporate America is a good thing.
randome
(34,845 posts)CanonRay
(14,101 posts)fuck em all. Don't Dem get to choose the Dem VP nominee anymore?
randome
(34,845 posts)eppur_se_muova
(36,261 posts)"picking Perez would be a" well-earned, long overdue "slap in the face."
PDittie
(8,322 posts)so I'm guessing she won't pick him.
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)But his lack of campaign experience and the fact that he could do more good in a different role has me re-thinking. Becerra or Booker might be a wiser choice.
PDittie
(8,322 posts)No on Booker.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)You remember Unions?
LiberalFighter
(50,912 posts)as long as he is replaced by someone that is just as qualified for DOL.
John Poet
(2,510 posts)Business interests have had it all their own way for much too long in this country.
FUCK their opinion.
Ash_F
(5,861 posts)Investigators falsify reports to avoid pursuing cases on behalf of exploited workers who come to them for help.