Biden Picks Boston Mayor Walsh for Labor Secretary
Joe Biden announced Friday that Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is his nominee for Labor Secretary, replacing outgoing Trump pick Eugene Scalia.
Calling him “a good friend and a standup guy,” Biden said he was “tough as nails,” beating childhood cancer, becoming a union member and president, as well as graduating from college at age 42 before becoming the mayor of the Massachusetts capital.
“Marty understands, like I do, that the middle-class built this country, and unions built the middle-class,” the President-Elect said when introducing Walsh.
Walsh is currently serving his second term as mayor, where a $15 minimum wage and paid family leave were signature issues.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on President-elect Joe Biden s nomination of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as the next U.S. Secretary of Labor. The Teamsters are elated with President-elect Biden s nomination of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as the next Secretary of Labor. Hardworking Americans will be hard pressed to find a person who stands up for their wellbeing more than Mayor Walsh, a 25-year union man himself who grew up in the movement and understands the struggles of regular people just trying to earn a living and support their families.