Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su is traveling across the United States this summer to engage with workers and employers, highlighting the Biden-Harris administration's commitment to improving job quality. This initiative aims to fulfill the administration's promise of economic growth from the middle out and bottom up by investing federal resources in creating pathways to good jobs for all communities.
Earlier this month, Acting Secretary Su visited Phoenix, Arizona, and Birmingham, Alabama, where she announced that both cities are committed to adopting and implementing the Department of Labor’s Good Jobs Principles. Coverage of the signing in Phoenix is available online.
On June 17, Acting Secretary Su toured an emergency response and property restoration provider’s training facility in Tamarac, Florida. She then announced a public-private partnership aimed at promoting quality jobs that ensure climate resilience. The event featured representatives from Resilience Force and national property restoration companies Signal Restoration Services and PuroClean. The initiative is supported by a Critical Sectors Job Quality Grant awarded by the department to Resilience Force in September 2023.
Coverage of the Good Jobs Summer Tour includes:
AL.com: "Secretary of Labor visits Birmingham to bring people in from the sidelines for ‘Good Jobs’" by Joseph Bryant on June 12, 2024
“The acting U.S. Labor Secretary brought her national ‘Good Jobs Summer Tour’ to Birmingham, where she pledged a federal commitment to promoting, retaining, and growing quality employment for the city and the state.‘I am here because Alabama matters. I am here because Birmingham matters,’ Julie Su said during her presentation Wednesday at the North Birmingham Library.”
CBS 42: "City of Birmingham hosts ‘Good Jobs Summer Tour’" by Scott Marshall on June 12, 2024
“A new initiative in Birmingham is aiming to improve workplaces for the city’s workforce. In a press conference Wednesday morning, U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced the city of Birmingham’s signing of the “Good Jobs Alliance.” The alliance is a part of the labor department’s “Good Jobs Summer Tour,” which is making stops across the nation.”
Spectrum: "'Partnership for a Resilient America' to train workers to prepare for hurricane season" by Corina Cappabianca on June 19, 2024
“Acting U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Julie Su traveled to South Florida this week for the announcement of the new program. Su is visiting various states as part of the department’s ‘Good Jobs Summer Tour.’ ‘As our country deals with more and more extreme weather caused by climate change, we’ll rely even more on workers who are well-trained to rebuild communities impacted by disaster. And the essential jobs they do must be good jobs. The Department of Labor is putting our resources, our expertise, and our vision into this work,’ Su said.”
