Unions Float Two Picks to Be Workplace Safety Chief Under Biden

Organized labor is touting two veterans from within its ranks as potential Biden administration picks to lead the federal government’s workplace safety agency through the pandemic-induced crisis.

Jim Frederick, who retired last year after 24 years as the United Steelworkers’ assistant health and safety director, and Chris Cain, safety and health director at North America’s Building Trades Unions, both got support to lead the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration during a Tuesday meeting of AFL-CIO affiliate unions, two sources familiar with the discussions said.

President-elect Joe Biden‘s choice for labor secretary will take first priority, but ...