James P. Mitchell was an american office-holder and politician from New Jersey. He held wide range of jobs to finance his education and finally got a retail business of his own.

He served from 9 october 1953 to 20 jan 1961 as United States Secretary of Labor, prior to this appointment he was Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs in the Army. In World War II he was Department of Army Manpower expert.

In office he was a staunch advocate of labor-management cooperation and fought against employment discrimination and was concerned of the plight of migrant workers.

Others achievements of his secretaryship

• Established the administrative machinery of the Landrum - Griffin Act
• Improved DOL organization and clarified the roles of labor to reduce

overlapping functions

• J. Ernest Wilkins was appointed Assistant Secretary of Labor for

International Affairs, the second african-american i DOL.

• Executive Order No.10590 established the Committe on Government

Employment Policy to eliminate discrimination within the Ú.S
Federal government. (January 18, 1955)

• Welfare and Pensions Plans Disclosures Act established. (August 28, 1958)
• Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. (September 14, 1959)