Joe Biden Nominates Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for Secretary of Labor
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08 Jan Joe Biden Nominates Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for Secretary of Labor

Posted at 20:42h in AFL-CIO, Biden Administration, Legislative News, National Labor Relations, PRO Act by


President-elect Joe Biden has announced that he has chosen Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be his labor secretary.

Walsh, 53, has served as the Democratic mayor of Boston since 2014. A former union member, Walsh has a long history with labor. He served as president of Laborers Local 223 and, before becoming mayor, led the Boston Building Trades of the AFL-CIO.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said Walsh will be an “exceptional” labor secretary, stating:

โ€œBoston Mayor Marty Walsh will be an exceptional Labor secretary for the same reason he was an outstanding mayor: he carried the tools. As a longtime union member, Walsh knows that collective bargaining is essential to building back better by combating inequality, beating COVID-19 and expanding opportunities for immigrants, women and people of color.

โ€œHe will have the ear of the White House, the Cabinet and Congress as we work to increase union density and create a stronger, fairer America.

โ€œWith Joe Biden and Marty Walsh, we are setting our sights high, starting with passage of the PRO Act so the tens of millions of workers who want to form a union can do so freely and fairly.โ€

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