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What do we know about President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Secretary of Labor?
Not much, really. As mayor of Boston, Marty Walsh is not a household name. It’s hard to find a list of actual accomplishments during his tenure as a state representative and in the mayor’s office.
Then again, real-world competence isn’t what gets you an appointment to a Biden administration. There need to be checked boxes.
Here are three for Marty Walsh:
He was the darling of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who openly campaigned for his nomination.
He will be the first union member to serve as Labor secretary in nearly 50 years.
Marty Walsh s subordinates convicted of conspiracy, accepting bribes Boston mayor Marty Walsh (D.) / Getty Images Collin Anderson • January 12, 2021 2:20 pm
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President-elect Joe Biden s pick for labor secretary was once caught on a wiretap admitting that he threatened a development company for refusing to use union workers.
Biden chose Boston mayor Marty Walsh (D.) to lead the Department of Labor, praising the longtime union ally as a good friend and stand up guy in a Friday announcement. As head of Boston s Building and Construction Trades Council, however, Walsh was ensnared in a federal probe alleging strong-arm tactics by union leaders.
Federal agents captured Walsh on tape candidly discussing strong-arm tactics with a fellow local labor leader in October 2012. The Boston Democrat recalled threatening development company AvalonBay with permitting problems on an upcoming project should it fail to hire union laborers, according to a 2016