The Biden Record: Three Decades of Honoring Work

MAKING WORKPLACES SAFER Since his earliest days in Washington, Senator Biden has advocated making the American workplace the safest in the world.

DEFENDING OVERTIME RULES Senator Biden fought to block federal regulations that threaten to deny overtime rights to broad categories of American workers.

HELPING WORKERS WHOSE JOBS HAVE MOVED OVERSEAS Senator Biden is a strong supporter of the Trade Adjustment Assistance programs that help communities where plants have closed and jobs have moved overseas.

BALANCING WORK AND FAMILY He was a strong supporter of the Family and Medical Leave Act that has given 50 million workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to take care of a sick family member.

CARING FOR AMERICA’S CHILDREN Senator Biden has been a long and strong supporter of affordable child care. He pushed to expand the Head Start program, that now serves 900,000 children.

RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE No American should work a full-time job and come home too poor to meet basic needs.

PROTECTING WORKER RIGHTS TO BARGAIN COLLECTIVELY Senator Biden is a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill to ensure workers can choose a union without interference from employers.

PRESERVING RETIREMENT SECURITY Senator Biden understands that after working hard your whole life, you should not have to worry about losing your retirement income. He opposes plans to privatize Social Security. He backs efforts to make it easier for workers to save for retirement years.

CREATING GREEN-COLLAR JOBS As the country moves to new energy technologies, Senator Biden is a strong supporter of efforts to help attract and train workers for new green-collar jobs.

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