In 1995, dozens of #garment #workers, most of them women, were freed from a California #sweatshop. The lawyer who is now Biden’s nominee to head the Labor Department took their case. Pic 1: Julie Su, surrounded by workers, announces that she is filing a federal lawsuit against garment contractors in September 1995 in Los Angeles (DAN GROSHONG/AFP/GETTY IMAGES) Pic 2: Nantha Jaknang (center) hugs other garment workers who were freed from slavery from an El Monte apartment in August 1995 while reuniting at Julie Su’s apartment in August 2008. Pic 3: President Joe Biden greets labor secretary nominee Julie Su in the Blue Room of the White House on March 1, 2023. (ADAM SCHULTZ/THE WHITE HOUSE) #1u