Biden touts unions, job creation during Philadelphia Labor Day appearance

By FATIMA HUSSEIN
Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden has told a crowd gathered in Philadelphia for a Labor Day parade he’s “celebrating jobs, good-paying jobs, jobs you can raise a family on, union jobs.” The Democratic president was at the Tri-State Labor Day Parade on Monday, speaking about the importance of unions. Biden likes to say he’s the most pro-union president in history. Biden has used executive actions to promote worker organizing and has authorized federal funding to aid union members’ pensions. Biden also has personally cheered unionization efforts at corporate giants like Amazon. The Tri-State Labor Day Parade and Family Celebration is hosted by the Philadelphia AFL-CIO, composed of more than 100 local labor unions representing 150,000 workers.