Biden Shows He Will Be Labor's Advocate in Obama Administration

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By Heidi Przybyla

Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Joe Biden was selected as Barack Obama’s running mate in part to fill out the Democratic ticket’s foreign-policy credentials. The vice president-elect’s actual portfolio may be much closer to home as he takes on the role of labor’s advocate within the administration.

Biden has a record of supporting labor during his 36-year career in the Senate. He made the decision to be a voice for workers as vice president after union officials called him to complain that their interests aren’t represented by President- elect Obama’s economic advisers, according to two members of the transition team.
Now, Biden, 66, is signaling his commitment to these backers. Yesterday, he appointed Jared Bernstein, a scholar of income inequality and a labor advocate, to the newly created position of chief economic adviser to the vice president.
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I am glad Biden sees the importance of labor and will try to have a role for the all ouf us "little people" in the administration.