Despite her accomplishments as Acting Secretary of Labor, Julie Su remains unconfirmed by the Senate. Her supporters, including prominent labor leaders, continue to push for her confirmation before President Biden leaves office.
Acting Secretary Julie Su has led the Labor Department for nearly two years, despite never getting a Senate confirmation vote. With time running out, her staunchest supporters haven't given up.Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su introduces President Biden during a ceremony Monday at the Department of Labor. Biden signed a proclamation to establish the Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine.President Biden joined workers' advocates at the U.S.
Labor Department this week to designate a new national monument in honor ofFrances Perkins. The gathering was also a chance for the labor community to celebrate another one of their fierce advocates: Biden's acting secretary of labor, Julie Su. ' has led the Department of Labor in a way that Secretary Perkins would be damn proud of,' said AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler in her introduction to Su.'She has taken the fight to anyone who tries to exploit working people. She has stood with our unions. She has turned DOL into a true house of labor.'And yet, Su's legacy will likely be marked with an asterisk. For despite all the labor wins that the Biden administration can claim, getting Su confirmed as labor secretary isn't among them. 'It should have happened two years ago,' said Shuler in an interview, adding that Su, like her predecessor Perkins, is somewhat of an unsung hero. 'That's often how women leaders end up in our history books — that their work is often behind the scenes. It's not recognized and appreciated like it should be.' But even now, as the Biden era draws to a close, Su's staunchest supporters on Capitol Hill haven't given up. 'I'm doing everything I can to get Julie Su confirmed as Secretary of Labor before President Biden leaves office,' Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth wrote in a statement to NPR.'It would represent long overdue recognition of the incredible work she's done for years — without the title she so obviously deserve
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