Marlowe Foster of Raleigh says he is running for Labor Commissioner to ensure fairness and transparency in workplace safety inspections and to help create jobs.
Foster, director of U.S. public affairs for Pfizer and a registered lobbyist, announced his candidacy today. Republican Cherie Berry holds the office.
The Department of Labor can be "a strong partner with the community college system getting people trained and retrained for jobs," said Foster, 39.
He was one of nine candidates who sought appointment to former state Sen. Vernon Malone's seat, which Sen. Dan Blue won.
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re: replacing of cheri berry labor commissioner
October 18, 2011 - 11:01am — beachbum3In my personal opinion she has been just as the do nothing republcian congress has been, there is no fairness within her department when it comes to labor issues that involved the rights of workers in north carolina againt their employeer for she will an does always side with mangament an the coporate intrest to the total determinent to labors rights in the workforce in north carolina an she surely is in deep need of being replace . north carolina in my opinion need to become more organized an unionized most especially within the state government an it various agencys in order to helop protect worker rights in the work force here in north carolina thank you