William Spriggs

William Edward Spriggs (born 1955) is an American economist who served as chair of the Howard University Department of Economics from 2005 to 2009 and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy from 2009 to 2012. He serves as a professor of economics at Howard University and chief economist for the AFL-CIO. Spriggs' work and research focuses on workforce discrimination, minimum wage, national and international labor standards, and pay equity. He supports organized labor and liberal economics. Spriggs has been mentioned as a potential United States Secretary of Labor.

William Spriggs

William Edward Spriggs (born 1955) is an American economist who served as chair of the Howard University Department of Economics from 2005 to 2009 and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy from 2009 to 2012. He serves as a professor of economics at Howard University and chief economist for the AFL-CIO. Spriggs' work and research focuses on workforce discrimination, minimum wage, national and international labor standards, and pay equity. He supports organized labor and liberal economics. Spriggs has been mentioned as a potential United States Secretary of Labor.