Alexis Herman
Alexis Herman
Alexis Margaret Hermanis an American politician who served as the 23rd U.S. Secretary of Labor, serving under President Bill Clinton. Prior to her appointment, she was Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth16 July 1947
CountryUnited States of America
clearly pressures report
I think that clearly this report indicates that we really don't have inflationary pressures on the economy,
basically believes continue continues economy growth indication inflation line market path response signs solid wage
I think the response from the market is basically an indication that everyone believes that we're going to continue to this solid path of growth that we've been on, that the economy continues to perform, ... Productivity is very much in line with wage gains, so I don't think we see any signs of inflation on the horizon.
gospel message preach savings
We have to preach the savings gospel message, ... It's an important message for all Americans today.
leading pressures
We don't see that leading to any inflationary pressures on the economy.
affecting certain clear continue fair impact interest labor majority overall rate seeing skill skills
Overall I think it's fair to say we're seeing some impact of interest rate adjustments affecting the overall economy, ... It's clear we have certain skill shortages in certain sectors of the economy, but overall we have a majority of sectors that continue to hire. We have a skills shortage, not a labor shortage.
strong
I think this is a very strong report,
commission consensus create framing position
We want to at least create the framing of a consensus position on the part of the commission members,
change economy help manage needs positions provide shortage skill skilled skills taking trying worker workers
I always say we don't have a worker shortage in this country, we have a skill shortage, ... This is an economy that needs skilled workers and what we're trying to do is manage the change that is taking place and help provide those skills so that more positions can be filled.
counsel family gratified personally
I am gratified personally and for my family that the independent counsel has terminated his investigation,
crucial debate size states
This was the crucial step. Now we will have a debate on which states and the size of those states.
bargaining collective faith process
Today, my faith in the collective bargaining process has been reaffirmed,
department local public sector state terms
But the real growth I must say in terms of the public sector for the Labor Department is really at state and local levels. That's where the real opportunities are today.
race
This can not be about a race to the bottom.
benefits disruption labor members message overall painfully trade
My overall message for labor members is... that we understand that the benefits of trade are clear, but the disruption and the dislocation are painfully concentrated and we can't ignore them.