Julie Su, a long-time lawyer and workers advocate, is in line to become the next secretary of labor pending confirmation by the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Joe Biden reiterated his promise to be the \u201cmost pro-union President in presidential history\u201d with his nomination of Su, whose resume is studded with cases investigating wage theft and workplace laws in California as secretary of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency under Gov. Gavin Newsom and as U.S. deputy labor secretary under the outgoing Marty Walsh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJulie knows in her bones … the people who get up every morning and go to work and bust their necks just to make an honest living deserve something \u2014 someone to fight on their side to give them an even shot,\u201d Biden said in remarks on March 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Democratic lawmakers and labor unions have expressed their support for Su, saying she is a \u201ca fierce champion for unions\u201d and her installation, if approved, would be \u201ca huge victory for America\u2019s Asian and Pacific Islander communities and working families,\u201d tweeted<\/a> New Mexico Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Su is likely to, and has already, faced opposition by Republicans who have qualms about her continuing the Biden administration\u2019s \u201cweaponized bureaucracy at the Department of Labor,\u201d as Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said in comments Tuesday. Su was confirmed in 2021 as deputy by a 50 to 47 vote<\/a>, with no Republicans voting to approve her.<\/p>\n\n\n\t