Labor Secretary Nominee Walsh is Soft on Union Violence and Corruption
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When Joe Biden campaigned for president, he vowed to be “the most pro-union president you’ve ever seen.” He wasn’t kidding. His nominee for labor secretary, Marty Walsh, once headed a union himself. And for these past seven years, as mayor of Boston, he has displayed a tendency to look past criminal activity by certain local unions. Moreover, since his January 7 nomination, evidence has emerged that he diverted over a million dollars over the years from his campaign coffers to a boutique consulting firm for which his girlfriend works. The payments recently have risen to nearly $15,000 a month, accounting for over half of the company’s revenues. Such behavior suggests serious conflicts of interest, an issue that needs to be addressed at Senate confirmation hearings.
Indeed, the layoffs already have begun. Calgary-based TC Energy, developer of the KXL pipeline, has let go 1,000 U.S. and Canadian workers as a direct result of Mr. Biden’s decision to cancel the 2017 cross-border permit for the 1,179-mile pipeline extension over environmental and climate concerns.
“A majority of the 1,000 are unionized workers who have been constructing on both sides of the border,” TC Energy spokesperson Terry Cunha told WorldOil.
The specter of mass layoffs comes in contrast with Mr. Biden’s political image as a working-class hero from Scranton, Pennsylvania, although anyone who listened to his 2020 campaign promises, including his vow to ban hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, could foresee that losses in oil and gas jobs were likely.
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By CJ Doyle | January 8, 2021 | 1:08pm EST
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh speaks at the 2015 Boston 45th Annual Pride Festival at Boston City Hall Plaza on June 13, 2015 in Boston, Mass. (Photo credit: Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
On Thursday, Joe Biden announced that Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will be his nominee for United States secretary of labor. His appointment to the Cabinet is expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Walsh s Background -First elected as the city s chief executive in November 2013 and re-elected in 2017, Walsh has served as Mayor of Boston since his first inauguration on Jan. 6, 2014.
Prior to his tenure as mayor, Walsh, 53, served from April 1997 to January 2014 as a representative in the Massachusetts General Court (the State Legislature), elected from the 13th Suffolk District.
By CJ Doyle | January 8, 2021 | 1:08pm EST
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh speaks at the 2015 Boston 45th Annual Pride Festival at Boston City Hall Plaza on June 13, 2015 in Boston, Mass. (Photo credit: Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
On Thursday, Joe Biden announced that Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will be his nominee for United States secretary of labor. His appointment to the Cabinet is expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Walsh s Background -First elected as the city s chief executive in November 2013 and re-elected in 2017, Walsh has served as Mayor of Boston since his first inauguration on Jan. 6, 2014.
Prior to his tenure as mayor, Walsh, 53, served from April 1997 to January 2014 as a representative in the Massachusetts General Court (the State Legislature), elected from the 13th Suffolk District.