Julie A. Su
@juliesulabor.bsky.social
Former Acting US Labor Secretary for Biden-Harris. Former CA Labor Secretary. Lifelong civil rights & workers rights advocate.
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As workers continue to lose ground in the face of relentless federal attacks, states can hold the line and even advance it. I joined EARNCon in New Orleans to unveil TCF’s State Playbook, written with Rachel West. These are high impact ideas where states are already leading and more can do so.
How States Can Lead the Way for Workers
A playbook for building fair pay, safe jobs, and worker power across the U.S.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:27 AM
As workers continue to lose ground in the face of relentless federal attacks, states can hold the line and even advance it. I joined EARNCon in New Orleans to unveil TCF’s State Playbook, written with Rachel West. These are high impact ideas where states are already leading and more can do so.
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More scenes from the @nationalnurses.bsky.social rally at University Medical Center New Orleans yesterday. There's still time today to show your support for nurses.
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
More scenes from the @nationalnurses.bsky.social rally at University Medical Center New Orleans yesterday. There's still time today to show your support for nurses.
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Former U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su stands with New Orleans nurses striking for nursing staff retention today!
When workers stand united, we’ll never be defeated!
When workers stand united, we’ll never be defeated!
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Former U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su stands with New Orleans nurses striking for nursing staff retention today!
When workers stand united, we’ll never be defeated!
When workers stand united, we’ll never be defeated!
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As Acting Sec. of Labor, @juliesulabor.bsky.social worked with local labor and community leaders to help build the Atlanta Good Jobs Alliance.
She recently returned to Atlanta for a listening session with @staceyabrams.com and the coalition to strategize for the road ahead. Here’s what we learned.
She recently returned to Atlanta for a listening session with @staceyabrams.com and the coalition to strategize for the road ahead. Here’s what we learned.
What Labor Leaders and Policymakers Can Learn from Georgia
Georgia’s workers, organizers, and labor leaders know what it’s like to live and work in a hostile political climate. They know the challenges of
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November 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
As Acting Sec. of Labor, @juliesulabor.bsky.social worked with local labor and community leaders to help build the Atlanta Good Jobs Alliance.
She recently returned to Atlanta for a listening session with @staceyabrams.com and the coalition to strategize for the road ahead. Here’s what we learned.
She recently returned to Atlanta for a listening session with @staceyabrams.com and the coalition to strategize for the road ahead. Here’s what we learned.
Will he allow the September jobs numbers to be released by BLS when shutdown ends? Asking for a friend.
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Will he allow the September jobs numbers to be released by BLS when shutdown ends? Asking for a friend.
Veterans always find ways to continue their service in our workplaces and our communities and we are the beneficiaries in so many ways. Thank you to all our veterans for everything you did and everything you do. #veteransday 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Veterans always find ways to continue their service in our workplaces and our communities and we are the beneficiaries in so many ways. Thank you to all our veterans for everything you did and everything you do. #veteransday 🇺🇸
A good time to remember that the flight attendant, TSA officer, counter and gate agent, baggage handler, airport janitor isn’t the reason your flight is delayed.
Be kind to them. Let them know you see them. And thank them for working under these circumstances.
Be kind to them. Let them know you see them. And thank them for working under these circumstances.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
A good time to remember that the flight attendant, TSA officer, counter and gate agent, baggage handler, airport janitor isn’t the reason your flight is delayed.
Be kind to them. Let them know you see them. And thank them for working under these circumstances.
Be kind to them. Let them know you see them. And thank them for working under these circumstances.
Thinking of Setti Warren, the first Black mayor elected in Newton, Massachusetts. Sending love to all who knew him.
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Thinking of Setti Warren, the first Black mayor elected in Newton, Massachusetts. Sending love to all who knew him.
We don’t have official jobs numbers this month because we are in the longest government shutdown ever but Trump doesn’t want these numbers out there anyway. #shutdown #JobsFriday
It's Jobs Day November 2025
We didn't get official jobs numbers, but we do have a picture of what’s happening with jobs in America and it’s not a pretty one.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
We don’t have official jobs numbers this month because we are in the longest government shutdown ever but Trump doesn’t want these numbers out there anyway. #shutdown #JobsFriday
Omar Algeciras has spent his career at DOL making sure that workers get paid what they're owed. No worker should have to work without pay, but that's exactly what 700,000 federal workers have had to do for the last month.(🧵/1)
“It’s become out of control, and I really hope that this shutdown is a wake-up call of how bad things have gotten.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Workers decry Trump officials as ‘out of control’ as longest shutdown drags on
Key figures accused of harassment, bullying and attacks as US employees work without pay to keep services running
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November 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Omar Algeciras has spent his career at DOL making sure that workers get paid what they're owed. No worker should have to work without pay, but that's exactly what 700,000 federal workers have had to do for the last month.(🧵/1)
On Saturday I attended the celebration of life of my friend Howard Halm. I know he was a friend to many, so I'm sharing my thoughts and some memories. His life is woven into so many of the stories that define our community. I hope you'll tell yours too.
Remembering Howard Halm
When someone you love dies, it never feels real.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
On Saturday I attended the celebration of life of my friend Howard Halm. I know he was a friend to many, so I'm sharing my thoughts and some memories. His life is woven into so many of the stories that define our community. I hope you'll tell yours too.
They can’t destroy democracy when we the people defend it in the simplest but most profound way we have: by voting.
November 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
They can’t destroy democracy when we the people defend it in the simplest but most profound way we have: by voting.
Listen to @theameilee.bsky.social and @toddntucker.com talk about trade policy & what’s really at stake. It’s not just about stuff, it’s about people.
Trade isn’t just about goods—it’s about power.
@theameilee.bsky.social explains how ignoring labor rights in global trade fueled inequality and political instability, and why trade must start with workers, not corporations.
🎧 The last episode of our Trade series is live ➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
@theameilee.bsky.social explains how ignoring labor rights in global trade fueled inequality and political instability, and why trade must start with workers, not corporations.
🎧 The last episode of our Trade series is live ➡️ buff.ly/WiTrMxA
October 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Listen to @theameilee.bsky.social and @toddntucker.com talk about trade policy & what’s really at stake. It’s not just about stuff, it’s about people.
A great read from Kelly Fay Rodriguez: cutting US support for labor rights around the globe is anti-American. It hurts workers at home and abroad. Gifted article at @foreignpolicy.com
Trump’s Anti-Worker Foreign Policy
By cutting U.S. support for labor rights around the globe, Washington is hurting workers at home and abroad.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A great read from Kelly Fay Rodriguez: cutting US support for labor rights around the globe is anti-American. It hurts workers at home and abroad. Gifted article at @foreignpolicy.com
In California, what we do affects the nation and often the world. In the 2024 presidential election, the people who didn’t vote brought about the outcome as much as those who did. Let’s show what happens when California shows up. #yeson50 #california
October 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In California, what we do affects the nation and often the world. In the 2024 presidential election, the people who didn’t vote brought about the outcome as much as those who did. Let’s show what happens when California shows up. #yeson50 #california
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Black lung is still killing America’s coal miners. Last week, a group of black lung patients made the long journey to Washington D.C. with a simple plea for Trump’s Department of Labor: enforce the silica rule, and stop this plague.
My report for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My report for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Trump Has Handed Coal Miners a “Death Sentence.” But They’re Not Going Without a Fight.
After the government betrayed them by refusing to enforce a crucial workplace health rule, a group of coal miners traveled to DC to put Trump on notice.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Black lung is still killing America’s coal miners. Last week, a group of black lung patients made the long journey to Washington D.C. with a simple plea for Trump’s Department of Labor: enforce the silica rule, and stop this plague.
My report for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My report for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
David Huerta has always stood up for workers, immigrants, and justice — and now he’s being punished for it. His arrest isn’t justice, it’s intimidation. When we speak out, we take back power. Silencing truth-tellers won’t work if we all raise our voices.
#StandWithDavid #JusticeForAll #Solidarity
#StandWithDavid #JusticeForAll #Solidarity
October 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
David Huerta has always stood up for workers, immigrants, and justice — and now he’s being punished for it. His arrest isn’t justice, it’s intimidation. When we speak out, we take back power. Silencing truth-tellers won’t work if we all raise our voices.
#StandWithDavid #JusticeForAll #Solidarity
#StandWithDavid #JusticeForAll #Solidarity
Silica is deadly but it doesn’t have to be. We put in place a rule that would have limited exposure for miners and saved lives.
No Job Should Be a Death Sentence
...unless Donald Trump has something to say about it.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Silica is deadly but it doesn’t have to be. We put in place a rule that would have limited exposure for miners and saved lives.
Why the truth, even when it isn’t pretty, is important to know. In fact, when it’s bad, it’s even more important if we want things to get better. #inflation #brokenpromises #economy #BLS #truth
October 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Why the truth, even when it isn’t pretty, is important to know. In fact, when it’s bad, it’s even more important if we want things to get better. #inflation #brokenpromises #economy #BLS #truth
Our friend, Kent Wong.
October 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Our friend, Kent Wong.
For Amazon’s drivers, Prime doesn’t pay. A new report by @dschneider.bsky.social, @profsheenalives.bsky.social, Kevin Bruey, and me is about how “same day delivery” is made by people skipping meals & struggling to pay bills. It’s not just bad for Amazon’s drivers, it’s reshaping the whole industry.
October 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
For Amazon’s drivers, Prime doesn’t pay. A new report by @dschneider.bsky.social, @profsheenalives.bsky.social, Kevin Bruey, and me is about how “same day delivery” is made by people skipping meals & struggling to pay bills. It’s not just bad for Amazon’s drivers, it’s reshaping the whole industry.
Why is it always called “disruptive” when working people demand better? Thank you, @adamconover.net , for having me on Factually! to talk about worker exploitation and massive wealth & income inequality as the disruptive forces we need to address.
October 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Why is it always called “disruptive” when working people demand better? Thank you, @adamconover.net , for having me on Factually! to talk about worker exploitation and massive wealth & income inequality as the disruptive forces we need to address.
On the screen, the stage, and as leader of the largest SAG-AFTRA local, Jodi Long has broken barriers and pushed boundaries, creating a wider circle where more can belong, be heard, and know our worth. You deserve all the honors, Jodi!
October 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
On the screen, the stage, and as leader of the largest SAG-AFTRA local, Jodi Long has broken barriers and pushed boundaries, creating a wider circle where more can belong, be heard, and know our worth. You deserve all the honors, Jodi!
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Why should we be telling workers that they need to settle with what they have?
Check out the new Factually! episode with Julie Su wherever you get podcasts.
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Check out the new Factually! episode with Julie Su wherever you get podcasts.
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» YouTube: youtu.be/s91iLtbrcf0
October 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Why should we be telling workers that they need to settle with what they have?
Check out the new Factually! episode with Julie Su wherever you get podcasts.
» Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
» Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6i5s...
» YouTube: youtu.be/s91iLtbrcf0
Check out the new Factually! episode with Julie Su wherever you get podcasts.
» Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
» Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6i5s...
» YouTube: youtu.be/s91iLtbrcf0