Labor Updates (3/26/08)

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Labor Crashes Secretary of Labor Chao’s Birthday: Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao will get a surprise birthday present of over 20,000 letters condemning her disregard for workers today, reports American Rights at Work. “Elaine Chao hasn't given America's workers anything to celebrate about,” say American Rights at Work. She has “ruthlessly ignored safety standards, dispensed no-bid handouts to big business, and rolled back workers' rights…Why should she be allowed to cut the cake and pat herself on the back, when she's left her agency in shambles?” Click here before 8A today to add your letter to Elaine’s birthday surprise.