President-elect Joe Biden announced that Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will be his nominee for the new Labor Secretary. Walsh would be the first union member to serve in the Labor Secretary role in nearly half a century, according to the transition website.
Walsh is also the current chairman of Climate Mayors, a group of 470 mayors nationwide. He has also served as head of both Laborers’ Union Local 223 and the Boston Metropolitan District Building Trades Council.
Politico reported that Biden was expected to choose a Labor Department head who enjoyed the support of unions.