Trump Opposition to Transition Slows Biden’s Labor Planning (1)

Joe Biden’s labor transition team is trying to overcome President Donald Trump’s resistance to conceding the election but lacks the agency access former transition officials say is needed to meet the pandemic’s call for urgent workplace protections.

The General Services Administration has yet to sign paperwork necessary to initiate a formal government transition while Trump tries to overturn the president-elect’s win by disputing ballot counts and claiming unsubstantiated voter fraud. The stalemate prevents Biden’s agency review team from taking a detailed audit of the U.S. Labor Department’s ongoing work to tee up a more proactive agenda next year.

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