'Biden nominee Julie Su wants to turn the lights off' reads a billboard in West Virginia; another in Montana warns that Su, U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee for labor secretary, will turn the state into California; in Arizona, the message is, 'Su's gig could be destroying your gig.'
Julie Su applauds while being nominated by U.S. President Joe Biden to serve as the Labor secretary during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File PhotoWASHINGTON, April 10 - "Biden nominee Julie Su wants to turn the lights off" reads a billboard in West Virginia; another in Montana warns that Su, U.S.
Su, a civil rights lawyer, former California labor commissioner, head of the state's sprawling labor agency and child of Chinese immigrants, needs at least 50 votes in a Senate where Democrats have a slim 51-49 majority. Industry groups are focusing their campaign on Montana, Arizona and West Virginia, as they worry Su would push nationwide policies that are similar to what she oversaw in California where she supported laws such as the one that classified some gig workers as employees, which some businesses claim impacted their ability to rely on freelancers.
Simons said the White House has received "outspoken support for her nomination since the announcement was made."
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