The FTC does not pull its punches, banning noncompetes for everyone except senior executives with existing contracts -- after years of research and reporting showing that they prevent workers from bargaining for better wages and working conditions. ftc.gov/news-events/ne…

One of the things I most admired about @potus from my time in the administration was his ability to focus on achieving the end goal and not get distracted by winning a news cycle or scoring cheap political points. It served him well on infrastructure, CHIPS, gun safety, and more.

A good reminder that, so far, nearly 1 million workers have had their pensions saved by a program that was passed as part of the American Rescue Plan.

“This is a watershed moment for the industry,” said Harley Shaiken, a professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, who has followed the U.A.W. for more than three decades. “It sets an example that would resonate across the industry, and across other industries

Shawn Fain, president of the UAW, just spoke to the victorious Tennessee VW workers:

'The talking heads and the pundits said to me repeatedly before we announced this campaign, you can't win in the South, and Southern workers aren't ready for it.'

Next up, Mercedes in Alabama.

On the UAW win today in Tennessee: “Together, these union wins have helped raise wages and demonstrate once again that the middle-class built America and that unions are still building and expanding the middle class for all workers.” ⁦President Biden⁩ whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

Congrats to the VW auto workers in Tennessee who just made history. Congrats to Shawn Fain & entire national/regional leadership. 73% is an overwhelming vote. Congratulations to POTUS for his powerful support of all workers having the right to organize. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

'These union wins have helped raise wages and demonstrate once again that the middle-class built America and that unions are still building and expanding the middle class for all workers.' -President Biden Biden

Volkswagen workers just made history!

#StandUpUAW

My budget would finally create a national paid family and medical leave program.

Up to 12 weeks to care for a newborn, sick loved one, or yourself without losing your income.

It’s past time America caught up with the world.

'For the first time since the mid-20th century, over 95 percent of this year’s planned new electric-generating capacity in the United States is zero-carbon.'

Read that again.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law & the Inflation Reduction Act are enabling a clean energy economy.

New Council of Economic Advisers blog: almost all US planned new electricity capacity in 2024 is zero carbon. Why this is important and what it means ⬇️

Our blog out today highlights an exciting decarbonization milestone & the importance of batteries as a complement to renewables ⬇️