{"id":47465,"date":"2016-05-31T18:34:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T22:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.pro\/?p=47465"},"modified":"2016-06-08T12:36:09","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T16:36:09","slug":"a-visit-from-secretary-perez-of-the-u-s-department-of-labor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/2016\/a-visit-from-secretary-perez-of-the-u-s-department-of-labor\/","title":{"rendered":"A Visit from Secretary Perez of the U.S. Department of Labor"},"content":{"rendered":"

In early May, UncommonGoods was fortunate enough to host U.S. Labor Secretary, Tom Perez. He spoke with a handful of team members about their experience working for a company that values \u201cconscious capitalism,\u201d praising UncommonGoods for investing in team member development, paying a living wage, and actively listening to team member feedback. He also took a tour of the warehouse space, eagerly chatting with individuals out on the floor about their daily tasks. You can read about Secretary Perez\u2019s recent visit to New York in The Guardian<\/a>, and see for yourself in the photos below.<\/p>\n

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UncommonGoods Founder Dave Bolotsky (left) with U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez in the Brooklyn Army Terminal Lobby.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Secretary Perez listening to comments from UncommonGoods employees.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A small group of employees meeting to talk with Secretary Perez in our Brooklyn office.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Inside our creative studio. Because our offices and warehouse are all in one location, Dave was able to give Secretary Perez a full tour.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Co-founder and COO Thomas Epting and Dave showing Secretary Perez our merchandising area (and our catalog).<\/p><\/div>\n

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Learning about the UncommonGoods warehouse from Senior Operations Manager, Mary Catherine Halfpenny (right).<\/p><\/div>\n

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Touring the warehouse and seeing our operation in action.<\/p><\/div>\n

All photos \u00a9\u00a0U.S. Department of Labor, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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