"well, if we want to do right by workers, I recommend we refactor the labor system like so...". That is, pass that on to Congress At which point congress is fr

"well, if we want to do right by workers, I recommend we refactor the labor system like so...". That is, pass that on to Congress At which point congress is free to ignore the secretary. Ultimate authority always lies with congress. We can change that, assuming we want to change the Constitution. But today, congress is in charge of making laws. It is not in the remit of the Secretary to short circuit the Constitutional order. The best the secretary can do is, effectively, to send an email to congresspeople and senators. Which email would be a whole lot more effective coming from the voters instead of the secretary.