1 of 4 | Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su inducts President Joe Biden into the U.S. Department of Labor Hall of Honor at the Labor Department on Monday in Washington, DC. At the ceremony, Biden honored the nation’s labor history, including Francis Perkins, the fourth Secretary of Labor, and highlighted the steps that his administration has taken to strengthen America’s workforce. Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo
Dec. 16 (UPI) — President Joe Biden was inducted Monday into the U.S. Department of Labor’s Hall of Honor for his “tireless support of U.S. workers and labor unions.”
“History will record Joe Biden as the most pro-worker, pro-union president this nation has had,” Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su said during the event honoring Biden, as she touted his more than 50 years of public service and contributions to improve working conditions and wages.
“Leadership matters. And President Biden demonstrated his commitment to working people daily by taking bold actions and daring to fight the big fights,” Su added. “In the last four years, that has meant fighting to increase overtime pay, pushing for a national heat standard, protecting retirees’ pensions and putting more than $1 billion in wages and damages into workers’ pockets.”
Following his induction, Biden took the stage, where he thanked “all of the labor leaders here today.”
“It’s an incredible honor. I really mean that. I want to thank Acting Secretary Su and the Department of Labor for this incredible honor,” Biden said.
“You know I measure the importance of any award I ever receive on the character and consequence of the organization bestowing it. The Department of Labor is an organization of character and consequence,” he added.
According to the Labor Department, Biden has created more than 16 million jobs in the United States and secured pensions for more than 1.2 million workers and retirees.
During Monday’s ceremony, Biden also honored Francis Perkins, the fourth Secreta