The Biden-Harris administration has announced the “Investing in America and Investing in Americans” Executive Order to enhance federal investments in good-paying, safe jobs that offer union rights and critical benefits such as childcare. The announcement was made by President Biden at a United Association union hall in Ann Arbor, Michigan, accompanied by Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.
“A good job is a job with security and benefits, where workers have the right to join a union, advocate for better working conditions, come home safe and healthy, and retire with dignity,” said Acting Secretary Julie Su. “This Executive Order again shows how the Biden-Harris administration is growing our economy by creating jobs that help all workers to get ahead, not just get by.”
The order continues the progress of the administration’s Investing in America agenda which aims to create good jobs through significant investments in infrastructure, clean energy, and manufacturing projects funded by the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act.
The Executive Order builds upon the work of the department’s Good Jobs Initiative. This initiative provides resources to maximize the creation of quality jobs through federal investments. With efforts from nine agency partners including departments like Labor, Transportation, Energy, Commerce among others, approximately $240 billion in federal projects are more likely to offer better wages and family-sustaining benefits like childcare.
Additionally, key investments will be directed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. A task force chaired by Acting Secretary Su and White House National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard will develop a long-term blueprint for prioritizing good jobs through federal investments using a whole-of-government approach.
Learn more about the “Investing in America and Investing in Americans” Executive Order.
Learn more about the department’s Good Jobs initiative.
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