National Groups Crank Up Support for Su as Biden Labor Secretary

A broadening coalition of progressive organizations—including advocates for immigrants, Asian Americans, and workers’ rights—is mounting a lobbying blitz to persuade President-elect Joe Biden to pick California’s top labor official, Julie Su, for U.S. labor secretary.

While Su’s stature within the president-elect’s inner circle remains a tightly-guarded secret, the elevated external pressure on Biden to select her for his Cabinet is intensifying the jockeying for a critical post responsible for protecting workers during the resurgent coronavirus pandemic.

A series of developments this week demonstrates how advocates on both sides of the aisle are zeroing in on Su as a serious candidate ...