BREAKING NEWS: Biden chooses Boston mayor Walsh as Labor secretary

[DonViejo]

President-elect Joe Biden has picked Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a former top union leader, to serve as his Labor secretary, according to two sources, sending a selection process that split the labor movement and stoked diversity concerns among Democrats.

Walsh beat out a host of other names floated for the position, including Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.), former Deputy Labor Secretary Seth Harris, California Labor Secretary Julie Su and AFL-CIO Chief Economist Bill Spriggs. His selection suggests that Biden was willing to overlook calls for a diversity choice, since Walsh is a white man, and Asian American and Pacific Islanders had been lobbying heavily for Su. Spriggs is Black.

Biden was widely expected to choose a Labor Department head who enjoyed the support of unions, given the president-elect's longstanding ties with labor leaders, his support for the right to organize and the key role the agency will play in implementing the sweeping pro-worker agenda he campaigned on.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/07/biden-chooses-boston-mayor-walsh-as-labor-secretary-455899

[C_U_L8R]

1. Great choice. We'll miss Marty here.

[rurallib]

2. Sounds like a great choice!

[BlueNProud]

3. Mayor Marty is the balls!

great choice.

[4Q2u2]

4. Alright Maaaaarty

Time to curb stomp some Pukes.

[Green Line]

5. Great choice, Marty Walsh is a good mayor and a good person, he'll be missed here

[LenaBaby61]

6. "Great choice, Marty Walsh is a good mayor and a good person, he'll be missed here."

My friend who lived in Boston up until late last year told me the same thing earlier this morning when this pick was just rumored: That Walsh is a good and caring person, very smart, so Pres. Elect-Biden got a great pick for his Cabinet in Labor Secretary Walsh.