President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce the governor of Rhode Island, the mayor of Boston and a small-business advocate from California as the newest
Labor secretary - Marty Walsh
Walsh became mayor of Boston in 2013, and is the chairman of Climate Mayors, a group of 470 mayors across the US. Walsh has previously served as a local official in the Laborers International Union of North America, and led the city s Building and Construction Trades Council for two years.
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If confirmed, Walsh would be the first union member to serve as labor secretary in nearly half a century.
In the role, Walsh would head the
Department of Labor, which is responsible for policies, projects, and laws involving unions and the workplace.
Walsh would take on the role at a time when the US is suffering under mass unemployment. The country lost 140,000 jobs in December alone.
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