Julie Su
Acting Secretary of Labor
Julie A. Su was born in February 1969 in Madison, Wisconsin. She earned an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and received her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. She has taught at UCLA Law School and Northeastern Law School.
She began her legal career at the Asia-Pacific American Legal Center, later working as a litigation director for Advancing Justice L.A., a nonprofit civil rights organization. Governor Jerry Brown appointed Su as head of the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. She later served as Secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency.
Su was nominated by President Joe Biden to be the Deputy Secretary of Labor. She was confirmed by the Senate and assumed office in July 2021. She has since been nominated to be the Secretary of Labor, and that nomination is still pending. In the meantime, she has been the Acting Secretary of Labor since March 2023.
In the News…
Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su participated in discussions between Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers this week in an attempt to facilitate an agreement to end a seven-week labor dispute.
Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su helped to restart discussions, which had reached a stalemate. The most recent contract offer from Boeing, which would have provided a 35 percent wage increase, was voted down by 64 percent of the union members.
The union has rejected three contract offers from Boeing thus far, and the workers’ strike is taking its toll on the company’s manufacturing. The West Coast factory worker strike is affecting the company’s fourth-quarter estimates and is starting to impact suppliers.
The governors of Utah, Missouri, and Montana have also encouraged the company and the union to come to an agreement as the strike impacts their states.
Contact this Leader…
Did you pray for Acting Secretary Su today? You can let her know at:
The Honorable Julie Su, Secretary
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20210
