Biden names Boston Mayor Walsh to head Labor Department

By Benjamin Penn, Josh Eidelson and Jennifer Epstein
Published 3 Min Read

Bloomberg NewsBoston Mayor Marty Walsh was named labor secretary by President-elect Joe Biden.

President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has named Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be labor secretary.

If confirmed by the Senate, Walsh would take control of a Labor Department that Biden has pledged to reorient toward workers, with a stronger response to the Covid-19 pandemic including a promise to issue an emergency standard that would protect workers from on-the-job infection.

Benjamin Penn, Josh Eidelson and Jennifer Epstein
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