Plan for economy promotes workers, unions, and invests in America
President Biden and Vice President Harris believe in fixing the economy by creating good-paying union jobs, and lowering costs for families.
President Biden is investing in America and making our economy more competitive by advancing domestic manufacturing.
Biden-Harris policies are spurring a renaissance of American-made, homegrown energy development and microchips manufacturing.
Created LIUNA Jobs with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act, and CHIPS
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 is a historic investment of more than $1.2 trillion that is already creating opportunities for LIUNA members by making the largest infrastructure investment in a century, creating a generation of good-paying union jobs, and boosting economic growth. The investment package includes $650 billion in transportation reauthorization investment AND $550 billion in new federal investment in infrastructure over the next decade.
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (CHIPS) makes a historic federal investment in our nation’s advanced manufacturing and research facility capabilities.
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) provides nearly $400 billion in federal funding to energy infrastructure; delivered through a mix of tax incentives, grants, and loan guarantees. Tax credits will boost incentives for renewable energy; including solar, wind, clean hydrogen, carbon capture, geothermal, and hydropower energy projects.
Supports LIUNA energy work across all energy sectors—including natural gas and nuclear energy
President Biden supports LIUNA work in the natural gas and nuclear industries and has supported investment in energy that will create hundreds of thousands of jobs.
He has advanced investment in clean energy jobs that include high labor standards and put LIUNA members to work in the renewable industry.
President Biden granted approval for two major LIUNA pipeline projects: the Willow Pipeline Project in Alaska and the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
His plans are spurring investment in LIUNA work remediating, reclaiming and restoring oil and gas wells.
Committed to rebuilding our economy with strong labor standards and union workers
The Biden-Harris Administration is ensuring that all infrastructure investments include prevailing wages and protect labor agreements and we will never be threatened with the weakening of our prevailing wages.
He will continue to work for passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, card check, union and bargaining rights for public service workers.
Biden has committed to tough enforcement to end the misclassification of workers as independent contractors.