Labor Secretary Marty Walsh listens as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event within the Rose Garden of the White House September 15, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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Labor Secretary Marty Walsh will leave his post within the Biden administration to grow to be head of the NHL players’ union, sources confirmed to NBC News on Tuesday.
Walsh, 55, is a former mayor of Boston.
His planned departure to grow to be executive director of the National Hockey League’s Players Association was first reported by The Day by day Faceoff, a hockey news site.
Walsh is the primary statutory member of President Joe Biden’s cabinet to depart office.
The Day by day Faceoff reported that Walsh was presented last Friday to the manager board of the National Hockey League Players’ Association as the highest alternative to interchange Don Fehr as executive director.
Walsh appeared to the board via Zoom, the outlet reported, adding that he is anticipated to earn around $3 million annually from the job.
Walsh, who’s the son of Irish immigrants, on the age of 21 joined the Laborers Union Local in Boston after dropping out of faculty. He later became president of the local.
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