Upper Marlboro, MD 2:16 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: That’s progress. (Applause.) You know — folks, thank you. (Applause.) (Laughs.) Thank you. Before I begin my somewhat formal remarks, walking in here today and seeing you guys sitting on that beam — the first “Local” ever to endorse me was a guy named Tommy Schrank (ph)…
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Remarks by Vice President Harris at Signing of an Executive Order on Project Labor Agreements
Ironworkers Local 5 Upper Marlboro, Maryland 2:06 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Have a seat. Thank you all. Thank you, Secretary Walsh. Thank you. It is always good — (applause) — have a seat. Thank you. It’s always good to be in the house of Labor. I want to thank you all for…
Executive Order on Investing in America and Investing in American Workers
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. The Federal Government has made significant strides in implementing the Investing in America agenda, a historic set of recently enacted laws aimed at…
FACT SHEET: Days After Labor Day, Biden-Harris Administration Issues Executive Order to Promote Good Jobs Through Investing in America Agenda
“Wall Street did not build America; the middle class built America, and unions built the middle class.” – President Biden on Labor Day, 2024 Today, President Biden will travel to Michigan to sign a landmark Executive Order on Investing in America and Investing in American Workers (“Good Jobs EO”), which will help ensure that the…
Remarks by President Biden on the Investing in America Agenda | Ann Arbor, MI
UA Local 190 Training CenterAnn Arbor, Michigan 3:49 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) By the way — by the way, I want you to know — AUDIENCE: Thank you, Joe! Thank you, Joe! Thank you, Joe! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. AUDIENCE: Thank you, Joe! Thank you, Joe! Thank you, Joe! THE PRESIDENT: Well,…
Remarks by President Biden to the NABTU Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference
Via Teleconference 11:44 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hey, Sean. Thanks for that introduction, pal. We go back a long way, you and I. And we go back — look, the fact is the building trades have been a significant part of my career my whole career — all 800 years of it. Hey, look, good…
Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Action to Support Economic and Efficient Construction Projects While Creating Good-Paying and Union Jobs
Today, senior officials from the Biden-Harris Administration announced a final rule implementing the President’s Executive Order 14063 requiring Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for most large-scale Federal construction projects. This rule will help ensure that large Federal construction projects are completed efficiently and on time, while also supporting high quality jobs. The rule will empower workers…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Signs Executive Order: Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums
Vice President Harris to travel to Wisconsin to highlight Biden-Harris Administration’s investments in Registered Apprenticeships and pipelines to good jobs Today, Vice President Harris will travel to Madison, Wisconsin, to announce the Biden-Harris Administration’s Executive Order to Expand Registered Apprenticeships, which will help create more Registered Apprenticeship programs in the federal workforce, encourage agencies to…
All Aboard the ApprenticeSHIP: Assessing the Changing Face of Registered Apprenticeships
Registered Apprenticeships are a powerful pathway for building the skills needed in the economy of today and the future. However, apprenticeships have historically had a relatively narrow range of application in the United States. Elsewhere, they are more common: for example, in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria as many as 70 percent of youth begin their…
Executive Order on Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. My Administration’s Investing in America agenda includes a once-in-a-generation investment in our Nation’s infrastructure. This agenda is also driving the creation of well-paying jobs and…
