Tuesday, December 01, 2020

Biden’s Economic Picks Suggest Focus on Workers and Income Equality

Biden’s Economic Picks Suggest Focus on Workers and Income Equality
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. formally announced his top economic advisers on Monday, choosing a team that is stocked with champions of organized labor and marginalized workers, signaling an early focus on efforts to speed and spread the gains of the recovery from the pandemic recession.
...a pledge Mr. Biden made to business groups two weeks ago, when he said labor unions would have “increased power” in his administration. 
In a sign that Mr. Biden plans to focus on spreading economic wealth, his transition team put issues of equality and worker empowerment at the forefront of its news release announcing the nominees...Read all.

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