If you want to cut poverty in the U.S., one big way is strengthen unions. That’s the word from new Obama administration Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, speaking at a recent conference hosted by the progressive think tank, the Center for American Progress.  Below are excerpts of his address: “Of course, the best anti-poverty program is the availability of good jobs.  […]

AFSA commends the U.S. Senate for confirming Tom Perez as the next Secretary of the Department of Labor.