United States: President-elect Joe Biden has chosen his future Secretary of Labor

Martin Walsh, the mayor of Boston and former union leader, is expected to become the US Secretary of Labor in the first administration of President-elect Joe Biden. If his appointment is approved by the US Senate, 53-year-old Walsh will have a busy road ahead of him, with the $15 minimum wage and the high rate of unemployment on his list of priorities. The Secretary of Labor’s areas of responsibility are at the heart of Joe Biden's campaign promises and he will also be expected to oversee the protection of workers from the impact of Covid-19. Several trade union organisations have already expressed their satisfaction with the choice made by the President-elect.