Obama's FY 2010 Budget Allocates $13.3 Billion to Labor Department (a new era)

[Omaha Steve]

http://ehstoday.com/standards/osha/obama-budget-labor-0302/

Mar 2, 2009 4:00 PM, Laura Walter

President Obama introduced a fiscal year 2010 budget proposal that will provide $13.3 billion in funding for the Department of Labor, with goals to improve conditions and benefits for workers, enforce labor standards, strengthen workforce training and reform the Unemployment Insurance System.

According to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) "A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's Promise," this budget will help restore labor standards and reverse the problems created by the increased workloads and reduced staff in labor law enforcement agencies over the past 8 years. The budget also is projected to "increase funding for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, enabling it to vigorously enforce workplace safety laws and whistleblower protections, and ensure the safety and health of American workers …" A specific funding amount for OSHA was not named.

A New Era

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) applauded the Obama administrations' budget, claiming the proposal rings in "a new era" for federal government.

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