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During the [[John F. Kennedy Administration]], planning was undertaken to consolidate most of the department's offices, then scattered around more than 20 locations. In the mid‑1960s, construction on the "New Labor Building" began and construction was finished in 1975. In 1980, it was named in honor of Frances Perkins. | During the [[John F. Kennedy Administration]], planning was undertaken to consolidate most of the department's offices, then scattered around more than 20 locations. In the mid‑1960s, construction on the "New Labor Building" began and construction was finished in 1975. In 1980, it was named in honor of Frances Perkins. | ||
[[President of the United States|President]] | [[President of the United States|President]] Lyndon B. Johnson asked Congress to consider the idea of reuniting Commerce and Labor.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lowi |first=Theodore J. |date=July 1967 |title=Why Merge Commerce and Labor? |journal=Challenge |volume=15 |issue=6 |pages=12–15 |doi=10.1080/05775132.1967.11469948 |issn=0577-5132}}</ref>{{None}} He argued that the two departments had similar goals and that they would have more efficient channels of communication in a single department. However, Congress never acted on it. | ||
In the 1970s, following the [[civil rights movement]], the Labor Department under Secretary [[George P. Shultz]] made a concerted effort to promote racial diversity in [[Labor unions in the United States|unions]].<ref name="'70s 243">{{cite book |title=How We Got Here: The '70s |last=Frum |first=David |author-link=David Frum |year=2000 |publisher=Basic Books |location=New York, New York |isbn=0-465-04195-7 |page=[https://archive.org/details/howwegothere70sd00frum/page/243 243] |url=https://archive.org/details/howwegothere70sd00frum/page/243 |url-access=registration}}</ref> | In the 1970s, following the [[civil rights movement]], the Labor Department under Secretary [[George P. Shultz]] made a concerted effort to promote racial diversity in [[Labor unions in the United States|unions]].<ref name="'70s 243">{{cite book |title=How We Got Here: The '70s |last=Frum |first=David |author-link=David Frum |year=2000 |publisher=Basic Books |location=New York, New York |isbn=0-465-04195-7 |page=[https://archive.org/details/howwegothere70sd00frum/page/243 243] |url=https://archive.org/details/howwegothere70sd00frum/page/243 |url-access=registration}}</ref> | ||