Harris and Walsh were joined at the event by Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Kiran Ahuja. The event occurred against the backdrop of a nationwide labor movement that includes massive strikes and historic numbers of people - 4.3 million in August - leaving their jobs. She and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh spoke ahead of a Zoom roundtable event on collective bargaining featuring workers representing several US government agencies.
Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing measures aimed at making it easier for unions to organize the country's more than 2 million federal workers. Harris announced new measures aimed at boosting union membership among federal workers on Wednesday