Biden Pick for Labor Stalls at Boston Mayor, Californian Su (1)

Joe Biden‘s transition team faces an increasingly difficult decision in its hunt for labor secretary, as it weighs what’s come down to a contest between Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and California Labor Secretary Julie Su.

The president-elect is under mounting pressure from Asian-American and Pacific Islander leaders to give Su the top spot, instead of Walsh. The transition has tried to broker a compromise by floating Su as deputy labor secretary, but she’s expressed reservations about taking the deputy post, which complicates a final decision on one of the last Cabinet slots Biden must fill.

The transition in ...