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California Labor Secretary Julie Su has declined to publicly discuss the role. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo
California labor secretary in serious contention for Biden Cabinet
SACRAMENTO, Calif. California s labor secretary began her legal career fighting for Thai garment workers held captive in a Los Angeles sweatshop. Decades later, she s in serious contention to join the Biden administration as secretary of the U.S. Labor Department, according to sources familiar with transition discussions.
Julie Su, the daughter of Chinese immigrants and a longtime advocate for low-wage workers, would step into the role as the country reels from an economic crisis that has disproportionately burdened women, people of color and workers with less education. ....

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