Acting Labor Secretary Su helps broker tentative agreement between West Coast dockworkers and employers

President Biden praised Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su for helping negotiate a tentative agreement between shippers and West Coast dockworkers after more than a year of negotiations.
The White House hopes Su's role in the negotiations will convince Senate Democrats hesitating over her nomination as Labor Secretary to confirm her.
Su's nomination cleared a Senate committee in April but lacks Republican support, requiring 50 Democratic votes for confirmation.
Critics argue Su is anti-business, but her involvement in the dockworker deal could counter that perception.
The tentative agreement must be ratified to affect 22,000 dockworkers at 29 West Coast ports.