President Joe Biden stated Tuesday he would nominate Julie Su as Division of Labor Secretary.
Su, who’s presently the division’s deputy secretary, stepped into her function in July 2021.
This follows Feb. 7 information that the Labor Secretary Marty Walsh would step down to go the NHL Gamers’ Affiliation. Biden lauded Su within the White Home assertion, saying, “Julie has spent her life combating to ensure that everybody has a good shot, that no neighborhood is ignored, and that no employee is left behind.”
In her present function, Su’s focus has been each wage theft and union relations. The White Home press launch famous that she helped stop a U.S. rail shutdown, and has labored to create higher work environments for manufacturing, healthcare and tech expertise.
The White Home additionally pointed to her expertise as California’s labor secretary, the place she elevated the state’s minimal wage, protected survivors of human trafficking and strengthened office security requirements. Su additionally labored as a civil rights lawyer for nearly twenty years.
If confirmed by the Senate, Su shall be Biden’s first Asian American cupboard member.