Labor leaders, politicians and civil rights activists are mourning the death of Alexis Herman, the first Black U.S.

A social worker, she became a Democratic Party insider and joined President Bill Clinton’s cabinet during his second term.

The first African American woman to serve as the United States Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman died at the age of 77 on ...

Ms. Herman’s ascent in Washington began as head of the Labor Department women’s bureau in the Carter administration in the ...

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer warned all 50 states Friday about illegal immigrants collecting taxpayer-funded unemployment benefits.

Alexis Herman, the first Blacksecretary of labor, a position in which she helped settle a crippling strike by United Parcel ...

Former Labor Secretary Alexis Herman died on Friday at the age of 77. Herman made history as the first Black person to hold ...

Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights ...

The labor market remained sound in March, with job openings declining but layoffs remaining near record lows, while rates of ...