Labor Secretary Marty Walsh leaves Biden administration to lead NHL players' union

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh speaks during the annual North America's Building Trade's Unions Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. on April 6, 2022. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Two years into the job, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is joining the Great Resignation.

The Labor Department announced Thursday that Walsh, a former union leader and mayor of Boston, will leave his post in mid-March. His next stop: the National Hockey League Players' Association, where he was unanimously appointed Executive Director, the NHLPA said in a statement.