Freights for Skates? Labor Sec Considers Leaving Biden Admin for NHL

Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor, may run the National Hockey League players’ association while fleeing the Biden administration Politico reported Thursday.

Sources Politico That “Walsh is a strong contender” He has not yet signed a contract but was offered the job. A union spokesperson declined to comment on the matter, but said that the Labor Department had not yet made any comments. “did not deny Walsh was under consideration.”

Walsh was a long-time friend of President Joe Biden and was active in Boston unions before becoming mayor of the city in 2014. Walsh was involved in controversy both before and after he became mayor. strong-arming companies To Coverage A union that protected a child rapist who was convicted.

Walsh’s resignation will make him the latest official to leave the Biden administration. After reports that Eric Lander, the former chief science advisor, resigned last January, Bullying subordinates. Ron Klain is the powerful chief of staff for President Barack Obama and will be stepping down in this month’s election. Brian Deese, the top economic advisor, is also stepping down. Resignation The recession is widely expected to be imminent.

Walsh was praised by the White House “overseeing negotiations last year that threatened to halt the nation’s freight rail system,” Politico Not to be overlooked, however, rail unions rejected the Biden administration’s brokered agreement.