President Joe Biden on Monday renominated Julie Su to serve as U.S. labor secretary, despite her confirmation being mired in the Senate for nearly a year. Su has served as DOL Acting Secretary since March 2023 and was nominated in February 2023 by President Biden to assume the role of Secretary. In his nomination of Su last year Biden called Su "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." Su's nomination last year was unpopular among trucking stakeholders, mostly due to her role in passing California's AB 5 independent contractor legislation as California's labor commissioner, then as secretary for the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency. Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) last June wrote a letter to President Biden asking him to "withdraw the nomination of Ms. Julie Su to lead the U.S. Department of Labor." This week, rather than reverse course, the Biden doubled down by including Su's name on a list of nominees sent to the Senate. [Related: DOL nominee Su not calling for AB 5 on national level] https://ift.tt/VOMKZHz
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