Share this article
Share this article
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.
Biden picks Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labour secretary
by Steve Leblanc, The Associated Press
Posted Jan 7, 2021 2:22 pm EDT
Last Updated Jan 7, 2021 at 2:28 pm EDT
BOSTON President-elect Joe Biden will select Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as his labour secretary, according to a source familiar with the decision, choosing a former union worker who shares his Irish American background and working-class roots.
Walsh, 53, has served as the Democratic mayor of Boston since 2014. When he took the oath of office for his second term as Boston’s chief executive in 2018, Biden presided over the inauguration. His selection was confirmed by a person familiar with the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity.