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Biden Taps Walsh As Labor Chief, Teeing Up OSHA Enforcement Boost


January 7, 2021 at 04:25 PM
President-elect Joe Biden has selected Boston Mayor Marty Walsh (D), a former president of the city’s building union, as his nominee for Secretary of Labor, following through on campaign promises to give unions a strong voice in labor policy and putting Walsh in charge of an expected push to ramp up OSHA’s enforcement efforts.

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