BIDEN NOMINATES LABOR AND INDUSTRY SAFETY LEADERS TO KEY POSITIONS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; OSHA AND MSHA PENALTIES INCREASE
January 25, 2021
On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, hours after taking the oath of office, President Joe Biden officially nominated Boston, MA Mayor Marty Walsh (Walsh) to serve as Secretary of Labor in the new Administration. If confirmed, Walsh will be the first union member to serve as Secretary of Labor since the 1970s. After graduating from Boston College, Walsh joined Laborers’ Union Local 223 at age 21. He…
