Biden Plans to Nominate California’s Julie Su as DOL Deputy (2)

President Joe Biden plans to nominate California Labor Secretary Julie Su for the No. 2 position at the U.S. Labor Department, after a chorus of progressives had called for her to land the agency’s top job, according to three sources briefed on the process.

Su has accepted the White House’s offer of the deputy secretary post, and an announcement of her formal selection could come as soon as Tuesday, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

Su has earned high marks among labor leaders and worker advocates over her ...