Two Georgia labor officials whose job involved protecting or advocating for farmworkers have links to one of the largest U.S. human trafficking cases ever prosecuted involving foreign agricultural laborers brought here on seasonal visas.
Mike Coan overhead a pocket-dial call from one of his employees. He listened to James Stephen’s conversation with his wife where he discussed Coan’s job performance. Not liking what he heard, Coan told Stephens he could resign or he would be fired when he showed up to work the next day.
Former Gov. Nathan Deal has endorsed GOP state Sen. Bruce Thompson for Labor Commissioner.
Bruce Thompson wants to “change the culture” at the Georgia Department of Labor. Thompson is a State Senator from White in Bartow County, is one of three Republicans running for Georgia Labor Commissioner.
With great pride, Frontline Policy Action unequivocally endorses State Senator Bruce Thompson for Labor Commissioner. Cole Muzio, the President of Frontline is honored to endorse Bruce not only because they are friends but because Bruce is one of the highest integrity men that Cole has had the pleasure of knowing.
Bruce Thompson calls the Georgia Department of Labor a “failed” agency at the Bartow County Republican Party event.
Georgia Republican State Senator Bruce Thompson joined WDUN’s “The Martha Zoller Show” on Tuesday to talk about his decision to run for Georgia Labor Commissioner.
Republican Georgia state senator Bruce Thompson feels that the labor department has poor or dysfunctional relations with other organizations and is committed to fixing the problems the current administration has caused for Georgians.
Republican state senator Bruce Thompson stopped by the Observer’s office for a quick interview while in Moultrie, GA.
Bruce frequently listed his problems with the current administration in Georgia’s Department of Labor and believes that he is the man to fix it. “The Department of Labor has been tucked away [and] nobody has paid attention to it,” he said. Both North and South Carolina have had more success at getting unemployment claims resolved promptly during the pandemic and dramatically less fraud.
Georgia Republican State Senator Bruce Thompson talks about the inspector general report and how he plans to be the best Labor Commissioner that Georgia has ever seen and fix the issues the current administration has brought upon Georgia citizens.
