Biden to tap Julie Su as next labor secretary
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President Joe Biden will nominate Julie Su to be the next labor secretary after a push for greater representation of Asian Pacific Americans in his Cabinet.
Su, the Senate-confirmed deputy secretary of labor, is poised to replace Marty Walsh, who is departing the Biden administration to become the next executive director of the NHL Players’ Association, the White House confirmed Tuesday.
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Biden described Su as “a tested and experienced leader, who will continue to build a stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive economy that provides Americans a fair return for their work and an equal chance to get ahead.”
“Over several decades, Julie has led the largest state labor department in the nation, cracked down on wage theft, fought to protect trafficked workers, increased the minimum wage, created good-paying, high-quality jobs, and established and enforced workplace safety standards,” he said in a statement of her California labor secretary role.
The president added of her federal tenure: “She helped avert a national rail shutdown, improved access to good jobs free from discrimination through my Good Jobs Initiative, and is ensuring that the jobs we create in critical sectors like semiconductor manufacturing, broadband and healthcare are good-paying, stable and accessible jobs for all.”
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Earlier this month, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre downplayed the importance of picking an Asian Pacific American for the post.
“The AAPI community is important, like every other community,” she said. “But I can assure you that this is a president that is committed to making sure that communities are being represented in his administration. And he’s proven that.”