Walsh, Martin J – VOXYVOTE

Biden Labor Secretary to Depart to Run N.H.L. Players Union

Martin J. Walsh, a former mayor of Boston, was regarded as an unusually visible labor secretary.

A proposed rule, long awaited by labor activists, would make it harder for companies to classify workers as independent contractors.

A proposed rule, long awaited by labor activists, would make it harder for companies to classify workers as independent contractors.

President Biden announced the agreement after negotiations brokered by the labor secretary lasted deep into the night.

Administration officials are pushing for a settlement to head off a walkout by tens of thousands of workers on Friday.