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Vice President Harris to Lead Task Force Promoting Unions, Labor Organizing

Updated On: Apr 26, 2021

Apr. 26, 2021 | WORKERS' RIGHTS | President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Monday that will create a task force to promote labor organizing, a White House official said, at a time when just over 6 percent of U.S. private-sector workers belong to unions. The White House task force will be headed by Vice President Kamala Harris, the official, who did not wish to be named, told Reuters. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh will serve as vice chair of the group. The order also will issue guidance on how the federal government can help workers join labor unions and bargain collectively… Reuters Related: Hoffa: White House Organizing Task Force will empower workers on the job