Marty Walsh to depart from Biden cabinet for job atop hockey players' union

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is leaving the Biden administration to run the NHL Players Association, a person familiar with the matter confirmed.

Walsh’s departure comes amid a wider shakeup within the Biden administration as it begins the tail end of its first term in office and prepares for a possible reelection campaign.

A former union official — he previously headed up the Building and Construction Trades Council in Boston — Walsh will be returning to his roots in organized labor after giving some consideration to making another run at elected office in his home state of Massachusetts.

News of Walsh’s departure was first reported by The Daily Faceoff.