Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is leaving the Biden administration to become the executive director for the NHL players' union, the first Cabinet secretary to leave the administration since President Biden took office.
— Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is leaving the Biden administration to become the executive director for the NHL players' union, the first Cabinet secretary to leave the administration since President Biden took office.Thursday that Walsh has been unanimously appointed to lead the association. The Boston native's departure had been expected for several weeks.
"I am honored to have been selected as the Executive Director of the NHLPA," Walsh said in a statement."In accepting this offer I am committing to do all that I can to advocate on players' behalf. My years of experience in the labor movement and in public life has taught me that the job is never about me. It's about us. It's about the people we serve.""I told the president how profoundly grateful I am for the opportunity to serve," Walsh said.
Walsh's letter also touched on his childhood battle with cancer, and his battle with addiction as an adult, saying his"life has been defined by second chances, and our work delivered second chances to millions of people in this country who needed them." Before joining the Biden administration, Walsh was the mayor of Boston from 2014 to 2021. He also served Massachusetts in Congress for 16 years. HeMr. Biden has not floated any potential replacements for Walsh yet.
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