Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
10 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Biden adds 27 union leaders to transition team (link) (Original Post) Beachnutt Nov 2020 OP
That's great news, we need to get union support again. nt doc03 Nov 2020 #1
Outstanding selection President Biden. Budi Nov 2020 #2
Great start for our new President. Beachnutt Nov 2020 #4
Great news! triron Nov 2020 #7
Bravo for sure!!! BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #10
I am in hopes that the next Secretary of Labor Sherman A1 Nov 2020 #3
Yup. Appears Biden agrees with you! Union has always been Biden's brothers & sisters Budi Nov 2020 #5
Please let it be.. please Beachnutt Nov 2020 #6
Biden's transition team .. left-of-center2012 Nov 2020 #8
Oh, hell yeah. LudwigPastorius Nov 2020 #9
 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
2. Outstanding selection President Biden.
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 09:02 PM
Nov 2020

You'll need some long solid years in the Union trenches to be included on this fine list:

Show your creds!

Department of Labor

For union members the Labor Department is probably the most important agency within the federal government.

The team at the Department of Labor will be responsible for reviewing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the National Mediation Board, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services, the Railroad Retirement Board, and the National Labor Relations Board. Signifying the Department’s importance Biden appointed the most union officials in this Department including:

*Jennifer Abruzzo, former general counsel to the NLRB and currently the special counsel for strategic initiatives with the Communications Workers of America (CWA)

*Jessica Chu, Chief of Staff and Special Counsel to the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)

*Micheal Hazard, United Association’s (UA) Veterans in Piping Program Administrator

*Nadia Marin-Molina, Executive Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), a group that organizes and helps day laborers, migrant and low wage workers.

*Shaun O’Brien, Assistant Director of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)’s Research of Collective Bargaining Services division.

*Patricia Smith, senior counsel for the union affiliated National Employment Law Project (NELP). Before that Smith worked for President Obama as a solicitor of labor.

*Lynn Rhineheart, senior fellow at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) and the former general counsel for the AFL-CIO

*Other people added to the committee include former Labor Department and OSHA officials as well as state labor department officials.
The Department of Labor team is being run by Chris Lu, who was the former Deputy Secretary of Labor under President Barack Obama.

Union officials were also appointed to 14 other review teams, showing the expanse reach of unions and the immense knowledge that union leaders and staffers bring. Below are the labor appointments.
MORE...

BRAVO! President Joe Biden...

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)
10. Bravo for sure!!!
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 11:51 PM
Nov 2020

Unions have traditionally been a reliable bastion of the Democratic base. About damned time they started making a comeback!

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
5. Yup. Appears Biden agrees with you! Union has always been Biden's brothers & sisters
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 09:31 PM
Nov 2020

Best thing to happen to American workers .
The Koch Repubs have a history of union busting.

Joe's about to fix that problem.
"The Middle Class built America & Unions built the Middle Class!" ~joe biden

🙂

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
8. Biden's transition team ..
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 10:34 PM
Nov 2020

Biden's transition team is better than the whole Trump administration has been for 4 years.

LudwigPastorius

(9,139 posts)
9. Oh, hell yeah.
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 11:51 PM
Nov 2020

The thought of organized labor having a big seat at the table in the Biden administration makes me happy in the pants.
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Biden adds 27 union leade...