The Biden Administration wants to change that. Biden's Acting Labor Secretary is #JulieSu, and she's *very* good at her job. Last spring, she forced west coast dockworkers' bosses to cough up the contract they'd stalled on for a year, with 8-10% raises for every worker, owed retroactively:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/06/16/that-boy-aint-right/#dinos-rinos-and-dunnos

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#Biden said he was dispatching 2 of his top aides — the acting #labor secretary, #JulieSu, & a top #economic adviser, #GeneSperling — to #Detroit to help the parties return to the #bargaining table.

“Let’s be clear, no one wants a #strike. Say it again. No one wants a strike,” President #Biden said in remarks from the #WhiteHouse. “But I respect the #workers #right to use their options on in the #CollectiveBargaining system, & I understand the workers’ frustration.”

#UAW #Union #WorkersRights

And #JulieSu, acting labor secretary, who just delivered a six-year contract to west coast dockworkers with 8-10% raises in the first year, paid retroactively for the year they worked without a contract:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/06/14/statement-from-president-biden-on-labor-agreement-at-west-coast-ports/

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