SECRETARY OF LABOR ELAINE CHAO

Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao speaks to the media during a news conference following a meeting with union and industry leaders concerning the lack of skilled laborers in the building industry on April 6, 2004, in Washington. Douglas J. McCarron, general president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, center, and Frank Hanley, general president of the International Union of Operating Engineers, participated in the discussion. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)