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Mark, vice president of a global bank, has a bucolic courtyard from his office in suburban New Jersey. Between virtual meetings, he takes quick breaks
Mark, a vice president at a global bank, has a sweeping view of his bucolic backyard from his home office in suburban New Jersey in the United States. In between virtual meetings, he takes quick breaks to connect with his two elementary school-aged children and talk dinner logistics with his wife. “Overall, working from home has been amazing for our family,” Mark, who asked not to use his last name due to job concerns, told Al Jazeera. “I feel like I’m even more productive because I don’t commute, and can step up in meaningful ways at home.” That newly achieved work-life balance w...
Marty Walsh (Courtesy Biden-Harris Transition) Boston mayor chosen as Secretary of Labor, Rhode Island governor for Secretary of Commerce Biden nominated Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to serve as Secretary of Labor and Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as Secretary of Commerce. Additionally, he has nominated Don Graves as Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Isabel Guzman as Small Business Administrator. Graves is a banker who served on President Barack Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Guzman is director of California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate. Walsh is in his seco...
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 introducin...