…Double the number of organizing victories
Thanks to President Biden appointing the most pro-union National Labor Relations Board in history, for the first time in decades organizing was made easier for workers, not harder. The board has gone after illegal corporate union-busting and made it easier for workers to organize new unions. That led to the largest one-year increase in union victories on record.
(Bloomberg Law, 2/13/24)
…Better Contracts with Higher Wages
Under President Biden—the first president to walk a strike line—more than 900,000 union workers have received double-digit wage increases. He required federal contractors to pay higher wages and strengthened federal prevailing wage rules. (CNN, 11/21/23; USA Today, 8/8/23)
…with Worker Pensions Saved
Badly managed pension plans put the retirement of millions of workers at risk, but President Biden and our allies in Congress passed a $74 billion pension rescue, ensuring millions of workers would not face poverty in retirement. (Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 7/6/22)
…with Lower Prescription Drug Costs
Big pharmaceutical companies have gouged working families for decades, but President Biden and Congress took them on and lowered the cost of many expensive prescription drugs, including capping insulin at $35 per month. (Kaiser Family Foundation, 1/24/23)
And we’ve protected the Affordable Care Act, which has given millions of working families and young people access to affordable health care. (CMS, 1/24/24)
…Better Roads and Bridges
President Trump failed to pass infrastructure investments and left the country with a C- infrastructure rating. President Biden led the passage of a bipartisan infrastructure law to repair our roads and bridges, expand broadband access, and upgrade water and sewer systems.
…A Decade of Good Construction Jobs
So far, more than 40,000 projects across the country have been announced and 670,000 construction jobs created. (Reuters, 11/10/23; WhiteHouse.gov, 11/15/23)
…With the Return of American Manufacturing
After decades of sending manufacturing jobs overseas, we worked with President Biden and labor allies in Congress to pass real investment in American manufacturing, leading to 800,000 new manufacturing jobs and new plants already announced and under construction. (Politifact, 12/13/23)
…With the creation of new jobs
Jobs created:
Biden: +14.8 million
Trump: -2.9 million