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On Tuesday, April 27, President Biden signed an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay their employees a minimum of $15 an hour starting on March 30, 2022. After that, the order will continue to index the minimum wage for federal contractors to an inflation measure. This raise in the pay floor – which was previously increased by President Obama – represents a hike of about $4. This new minimum wage must be reflected in all new contract solicitations by January 2022, and built into actual contracts by March 2022. This will apply, not just to new or renewed federal contracts,...

On April 26, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order establishing the “White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment” (the “Task Force”), which will be dedicated to mobilizing the federal government’s policies, programs, and practices to empower workers to organize and successfully bargain with their employers. The Task Force will be chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris, and vice-chaired by Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. In addition, the Task Force will include cabinet members and heads of various federal agencies. By including such a broad coalition of go...

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    MS. PSAKI:  Okay.  Our special guest today is our Director of the National Economic Council, Brian Deese.  And he will be — as you may know, Brian was Senior Advisor to President Obama and previously served as Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget.  And in the Obama-Biden administration, Brian helped coordinate policy development for tax policy, housing, clean energy, manufacturing, and the automotive industry.    Brian has agreed to come despite having the unenviable task of not being able to roll out many details of our joint session speech or the American Fam...

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to a crowd after touring a COVID-19 vaccination site April 6 at the union hall of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 399 in Chicago. (Photo: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images) The White House on Monday announced a new labor union task force, chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris, to encourage and promote union membership in the U.S. The White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment will be comprised of several other top administration officials, including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Defense Secretary Lloyd ...