Marty Walsh in Biden Cabinet members actions and issues


On Jobs: Has a pro-worker vision, support of the AFL-CIO

[On unions]" "As Boston mayor, Marty Walsh supported job creation, expanded healthcare and justice for communities of color," tweeted the international president of the Service Employees International Union. "He brings a pro-worker vision for a stronger America to the Department of Labor when it is badly needed." The choice of Walsh has the support of the nation's largest federation of unions, the AFL-CIO.
Source: 19th News e-zine on 2021 Biden Cabinet Jan 7, 2021

On Civil Rights: Declares racism a public health crisis

Walsh declared racism a "public health crisis" and announced the reallocation of millions of dollars from the police department's overtime budget to community programs. The executive order states that racism is a "threat to public health and safety, and is a paramount social determinant of health, shaping access to the resources that create opportunities for heath, including public safety, housing, education and employment, and is a persistent barrier to health equity for all Bostonians."
Source: Breitbart News on 2021 Biden Cabinet Jun 13, 2020

On Civil Rights: Thanked Art Commission for removing Emancipation statue

The "Emancipation Memorial" was removed from Boston's Park Square six months after the Boston Art Commission voted unanimously for its removal following an outcry from religious groups. Boston's "Emancipation Memorial" shows a former slave kneeling on the ground with President Abraham Lincoln standing over him. Groups said it was a racist depiction of emancipation. Mayor Marty Walsh thanked the art commission for voting to remove the memorial after its decision.
Source: Townhall blog on 2021 Biden Cabinet Jan 26, 2017

On Immigration: Opposed Trump order on defunding sanctuary cities

Sanctuary cities are already fighting back against President Donald Trump's executive order to strip them of funding if they protect undocumented immigrants. "If people want to live here, they'll live here. They can use my office. They can use any office in this building," said Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. "I will use all of my power within lawful means to protect all Boston residents--even if that means using City Hall itself as a last resort."
Source: Common Dreams blog on 2021 Biden Cabinet Jan 26, 2017

On Principles & Values: Put an end to Boston's bid for summer Olympics

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh refused to sign the host city contract that would put taxpayers on the line for Olympic debts and told reporters that the opposition to the Olympic bid, which got more media attention than anything else during his mayorship, was "about ten people on Twitter." Then the US Olympic Committee pulled Boston from the running. Walsh explained that the costs outweighed the perceived benefits, and that "our citizens were rightly hesitant to be supportive."
Source: Jacobin magazine on 2021 Biden Cabinet Jan 26, 2017

On Civil Rights: Sat out parade that barred gay veterans group

Boston's Mayor Marty Walsh has refused to participate in South Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade because parade organizers will not permit an openly gay group of veterans to march under a separate banner that identifies them by their sexual orientation.
Source: Breitbart News on 2021 Biden Cabinet Mar 16, 2014

On Energy & Oil: Vice chair of Climate-Smart Low-Carbon Cities Summit

Mayors from China and the US will gather in Boston next year for the Climate-Smart Low-Carbon Cities Summit. Participants believe that, "As part of the climate change problem, cities also have the opportunity to be integral to its solution." As vice chair of the group, Mayor Walsh flew to Beijing (with travel expenses paid for by Bloomberg Philanthropies) alongside Secretary of State John Kerry. Alongside Secretary Kerry and local Chinese leaders, Walsh announced plans for the 2017 meeting.
Source: Christian Science Monitor on 2021 Biden Cabinet Mar 16, 2014

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