Punching In: Previewing Biden’s Labor Secretary Sweepstakes

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers

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Ben Penn: President-elect Joe Biden’s labor priorities will come into focus with his pick for labor secretary, a decision made that much more challenging by uncertainty over Senate control in the next Congress.

Plenty of names have been floated in progressive labor circles, but it’s unknown whether Biden’s team is considering any of them. Those being bandied about most often are Obama-era Labor Department officials Seth Harris and Sharon Block; freshman Congressman and former AFL-CIO organizer Andy Levin (D-Mich.); ...