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Feb. 7, 2023, 5:16 PM UTCUpdated: Feb. 7, 2023, 10:02 PM UTC

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to Exit Biden Administration (2)

Rebecca Rainey
Rebecca Rainey
Senior Reporter
Jennifer Jacobs
Jennifer Jacobs
Bloomberg News

US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh is leaving the Biden administration, according to people familiar with the matter.

He has been offered the job as executive director of the NHL Players’ Association, which represents professional hockey players in Canada and the US. Walsh is the first agency head from President Joe Biden’s Cabinet to step down.

The news about the job offer was first reported by Daily Faceoff.

His exit will cost Biden not only a major ally to organized labor, but one of his top campaigners. In 2022 alone, Walsh traveled to 39 states to meet with workers and ...

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