Biden Chooses Boston Mayor to Become Labor Secretary, Sending Strong Signal of Intent to Pursue Ambitious Pro-Union Agenda Announced in “Biden Plan”
By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/21
After months of speculation over President-elect Biden’s choice to lead the Labor Department, the choice has been announced. Boston’s Mayor Marty Walsh – a former leader of Boston’s Building and Construction Trades Council, a coalition of unions in the Boston area – will succeed the current Labor Secretary, management-side lawyer Eugene Scalia, if confirmed by the Senate. BACKGROUND OF MAYOR WALSH - Mayor Walsh, who was a member of Laborers' International Union of North America and president...
By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP