Sanders Endorses Both Nelson and Reich For Secretary of Labor Position
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has recommended Sara Nelson and Robert Reich as candidates for U.S. Secretary of Labor.
The veteran lawmaker made the endorsements in a Feb. 10 letter to President Joe Biden.
Sanders also praised current secretary Martin “Marty” Walsh, who is expected to resign from the post to become executive director of the National Hockey League Players’ Association.
Sanders chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, which must approve any presidential nominee for the position before a confirmation vote by the full Senate can be held.
Sara Nelson, the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill on Dec. 15, 2021, in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Nelson, 49, has been the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA since 2014….