Statement by CSEA President Danny Donohue on Resignation of Labor Commissioner Patricia Smith

ALBANY, NY (03/20/2009)(readMedia)-- "Washington's gain is New York's loss.

"Labor Commissioner Patricia Smith is a true friend of working people.

"She was unique among labor commissioners in recognizing the hard work of her co-workers and their efforts from enforcing labor law to promoting health and safety and assisting the unemployed.

"She inspired them and they, in turn, were fired up by her commitment to do right by working men and women.

"The entire nation will now be better off because President Obama has appointed her to the position of Solicitor in the federal Department of Labor."

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