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 Image
Misclassification is a serious problem in construction as well as other industries, and it is exacerbated by increasingly fissured employment structures where… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
You shouldn't have to win the boss lottery in order to have a little bit of flexibility at work. Raising and supporting… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
When you work extra, you should be paid extra. That's what the Fair Labor Standards Act said. And I've met so many… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
And as we work together, we will build a better America! As we work together, we will bring the middle class to… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
If Donald Trump wants to pass comprehensive immigration reform, I will work with Donald Trump. — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
With patience, persistence, and partnership, we can create economic opportunity for every person willing to work hard for it. — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
How can we say we're for family values when so many women in the United States have to jeopardize their livelihood to… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
Improving veterans' employment is an all-hands-on-deck enterprise. We work with the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, with private sector partners and… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
To reward work, to grow the middle class and strengthen the economy, to give millions of Americans the respect they deserve... It's… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
Americans should be able to enjoy a secure retirement after a lifetime of hard work. But too many Americans reach retirement without… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
Mandatory arbitration clauses I think, more often than not, work to the detriment of working people. — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
My parents both came to the United States from the Dominican Republic, and they were deeply grateful for the opportunities this country… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
If Donald Trump wants to raise the minimum wage to $15, yes, I will work with Donald Trump. — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
If Donald Trump wants to acknowledge that we have a pay gap for women and we need to address it, I would… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Here's the reality: when Hillary Clinton won the nomination, the DNC handed her insufficient and substandard tools for success. — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
