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The former flag of the U.S. Secretary of Labor, used from 1915 to 1960. The United States secretary of labor is a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and as the head of the United States Department of Labor, controls the department, and enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the workplace, and all other issues involving any form of business-person controversies.
Julie A. Su (Chinese: 蘇維思; born February 19, 1969) [1] is an American attorney and government official who is serving as acting United States Secretary of Labor since 2023 [2] and the 37th United States Deputy Secretary of Labor since 2021.
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Labor by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of June 1, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 12 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 2 positions do not have nominees, and 3 appointments have been made to positions that ...
Su is the current acting secretary for the Department of Labor, and during her confirmation hearing Senate Democrats said Su is an advocate for workers. Labor secretary nominee Julie Su on a tough ...
On July 18, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Eugene Scalia, the former Solicitor of Labor and the son of Antonin Scalia, to be Secretary of Labor; [176] the nomination became official on August 27. [177] Almost exactly a month later, on September 26, Scalia was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 53–44. [178]
The Senate left without voting on confirming Julie Su as U.S. Labor Secretary. The White House says she’ll stay in the job in the role in an acting capacity.
FILE - Julie Su, of Calif., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for her to be Deputy Secretary of Labor, on Capitol Hill, March 16, 2021, in ...
In July 2013, Tom Perez was confirmed as Secretary of Labor. According to remarks by Perez at his swearing-in ceremony, "Boiled down to its essence, the Department of Labor is the department of opportunity." [21] In April 2017, Alexander Acosta was confirmed as the new Secretary of Labor.