William Spriggs Cause of Death – Obituary: In loving memory of Economist, William E. Spriggs.
William Edward Spriggs was an economist who was a professor of economics at Howard University, chief economist for the AFL-CIO, and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2012.
Spriggs died from a stroke at a hospital in Reston, Virginia, on June 6, 2023, aged 68.
In a statement, U.S. President Joe Biden said, “I am deeply saddened by the passing of Bill Spriggs, a man who brought as much lasting brilliance to economics as he brought joy to his friends and colleagues.”
Spriggs’ work and research focused on workforce discrimination, minimum wage, national and international labor standards, and pay equity. He supported organized labor and liberal economics.
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