CWA Applauds President Biden’s Nomination of Julie Su as Secretary of Labor

Julie Su is a tremendous choice to succeed Marty Walsh as Secretary of Labor. As Deputy Secretary of Labor, she has been by his side, creating a Department of Labor that truly supports working people and promotes union membership and collective bargaining so that workers can improve their lives and strengthen their communities.

Julie Su is a fierce advocate for working people. She began her career fighting for Thai garment workers who were literally held captive in a Los Angeles sweatshop. As a California Labor Commissioner and later as California’s Labor Secretary, she stepped up enforcement against wage theft violators and made it easier for workers who witness wrongdoing to report those concerns confidentially.

CWA members have firsthand experience working with Su. She responded to AT&T’s layoffs of hundreds of CWA members in California by holding a town hall with those workers immediately to inform them about the resources available to them from the state to help with their financial situations and finding new jobs.

When NewsGuild-CWA members at the L.A. Times were having trouble getting payments from the State of California as part of their workshare program, they reached out to Su and she stepped in right away to help resolve the issue.

And when CWA members at an AT&T call center in San Diego faced a COVID outbreak, she was instrumental in getting OSHA to investigate the situation to make sure the workers were safe.

Julie Su will continue Secretary Walsh’s work to make sure that the Department of Labor fulfills its mission and fights for America’s workers. The Senate should confirm her without delay.

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