Due to Perez’s consistent support for working families and employment opportunities, Teamsters endorses President Obama’s nomination of Perez as the new Secretary of Labor.
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa shed light on Perez’s personal connections to labor issues and responded favorably to his work thus far saying, “We look forward to the confirmation of Thomas Perez as Labor Secretary so he can get to work on continuing to strengthen our middle class and restoring balance to an economy that favors excessive profits over workplace fairness.”
