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Joe Biden
Retirement
Federal pension rescue is expected to help 2 million union members
The Biden administration rescued pension funds headed toward insolvency, preventing two million union members from losing benefits.
Analysis
Joe Biden: The best president labor ever had
He promised to be the most pro-union president in U.S. history. His administration went out of their way to keep that promise.
Analysis
2024: The rest of the story
We’ve reported over 300 stories in 2024. At year's end, we update readers about what happened since we published some of those stories.
National
We’re sticking with Joe Biden, says AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO, a federation of 59 unions, endorsed Biden for re-election at a special conference in Philadelphia June 2023.
National
Biden once again touts unions in State of the Union
On March 7, President Joe Biden once again used the widely watched speech as a pulpit to promote labor unions.
National
Biden goes to Belvidere
Wearing a red UAW Local 1268 T-shirt, Joe Biden celebrated UAW's massive strike victory Nov. 9 with a crowd of UAW members in Illinois.
Workers Rights
Abruzzo shows what it’s like to enforce a ‘pro-worker statute’
The NLRB hasn’t had this energetic of an enforcer in more than half a century. Jennifer Abruzzo is refocusing the agency on its founding goal.
National
National AFL-CIO endorses Biden for re-election
Seventeen months out, it’s the earliest the federation has ever voted to endorse in a presidential election.
National
Biden nominates Julie Su to be Secretary of Labor
If confirmed by the Senate, she would replace Marty Walsh, who is leaving to become head of the National Hockey League Players’ Association.
National
Biden: ‘Let’s finish the job’
Three Oregon union members were guests at Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address, which featured heckling and off-script engagement.
Collective bargaining
Biden: Congress should impose rail contract
To win paid sick days, union rail workers are ready for a nationwide strike. But Biden wants Congress to force them to accept a contract they rejected.
Politics
From warehouse to White house
Workers organizing at Amazon, Starbucks, REI, Seattle game maker Paizo, and the animation studio Titmouse recently visited the President.
Jobs
Biden in Portland: ‘Union workers are the best’
During a brief visit to Portland, President Joe Biden said union workers and apprenticeships will be vital in rebuilding U.S. infrastructure.
Comment
Manchin, Sinema, Kelly: Which side are you on?
Last month's U.S. Senate derailing of President Biden’s nominee David Weil was a sobering loss for the union movement.
National
Labor lauds Biden pick for Supreme Court
Past decisions suggest Ketanji Brown Jackson—who'd replace Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer—will side with unions and working people.
National
The most pro-union president of your lifetime
Joe Biden isn’t getting a lot of love these days. But so far the record is clear: Labor has never had such a friend in the White House.
Jobs
Massive infrastructure and jobs bill becomes law
The new law spends $1.2 trillion over five years to upgrade bridges, highways, rail, transit, ports, airports, water systems, and more.
National
Biden’s new trade enforcers
The Biden Administration continues to name union figures to top government positions. The latest two appointments will oversee trade policy.
National
White House task force will promote union organizing
Officially federal labor law is supposed to encourage collective bargaining, but Biden says the government "has not used its full authority.”
