Labor Secretary Marty Walsh leaves Biden administration to lead NHL players' union

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh leaves Biden administration to lead NHL players' union Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Two years into the job, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is joining the Great Resignation. In what was perhaps his biggest test as Labor Secretary, Walsh stepped into the high-profile labor dispute between the nation's freight railways and the rail unions, brokering a tentative deal to avert a nationwide rail strike. Sponsor Message "While independent contractors have an important role in our economy, we have seen in many cases that employers misclassify their employees as independent contractors, particularly among our nation's most vulnerable workers," Walsh said last October, when the proposed rule was unveiled. "Marty Walsh has labor in his bones, and he proudly championed the nation's workers in Washington just as he's done throughout his life and career," said American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten.