When West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin announced he would oppose President Biden’s Labor Secretary nominee Julie Su, he effectively killed the nomination. Every Republican is expected to oppose the nomination, and Manchin could be joined by other “moderate” Democrats and independent Kyrsten Sinema in opposing her. Fortunately for Su and her supporters—and unfortunately for American workers—President Biden is able to keep Su acting as Labor Secretary since she was Deputy Labor Secretary before Biden nominated her for the top job. Whether or not the Labor Department rule actually allows an acting Secretary to serve indefinitely is a subject for another article. Regardless of the legality and constitutionality of Biden’s actions, the fact is that Julie Su should be opposed by every worker, consumer, and owner or investors involved in any way with the modern “gig” economy.
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