Historians have often censored civil rights activists' commitment to economic issues and misrepresented the labor and civil rights movements as two separate,… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
When I taught a civil rights class at the University of Maryland Law School, I would do an exercise with my students.… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
We can't understand what we've accomplished on civil rights without telling the story of Bayard Rustin. And now, we must write the… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
I'm often accused of hiring people with civil rights experience, and I do plead guilty to that. — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
Civil rights activists and union activists shared not just common values and objectives but also common enemies. — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
From the new hate crimes law to the repeal of DOMA and 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' to the emerging popular support for… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
During Black History Month, I'm reminded yet again of the ways that the struggle for civil rights is interwoven with the struggle… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
Companies are recognizing that paid leave reduces training and turnover costs, that it's a formula for recruiting and retaining good workers. — Tom Perez Copy Share
I was in the U.K. and Germany and went to Volkswagen and learned about their apprenticeship model - young people become paid apprentices in… — Tom Perez Copy Share
We need bold leadership to bring America back to its first principles of diversity inclusion and opportunity for everyone in every ZIP Code, and… — Tom Perez Copy Share
As America prepared for war in 1941, discrimination largely shut black Americans out of job opportunities in the growing defense industry. — Tom Perez Copy Share
I am proud of our diversity, and when you attack the federal workforce, you are having significant impact on women - many of whom… — Tom Perez Copy Share
Here's the reality: when Hillary Clinton won the nomination, the DNC handed her insufficient and substandard tools for success. — Tom Perez Copy Share
The best way to promote and protect opportunity is through collaboration, consensus-building, and pragmatic problem-solving. Throughout nearly 30 years in public service, I have… — Tom Perez Copy Share
When you put more money in the pockets of working families, they spend it on groceries, gas, school supplies, and other goods and services.… — Tom Perez Copy Share
Our universal message of access to economic opportunity resonates with the ironworker in northeastern Ohio and the immigrant in South Florida. And we sometimes… — Tom Perez Copy Share
We have a long and proud tradition as a nation of investing in our human capital so that we can build a thriving middle… — Tom Perez Copy Share
There's this notion out there - and it's a categorically false notion - that the only business model in the service industry is the… — Tom Perez Copy Share
My father earned his citizenship by serving in the Army during World War II. He devoted his life to caring for our nations veterans… — Tom Perez Copy Share
If you're one car accident away from poverty, you're on a high wire without a safety net. And that's a challenging proposition. — Tom Perez Copy Share
We're building a movement. It's undeniably a work in progress, but there's a fundamental desire to see capitalism to do something different. — Tom Perez Copy Share
