UAW endorses Kamala Harris ahead of vice president’s Detroit rally – Washington Examiner
The United Auto Workers (UAW) have officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency as she prepares for a rally in Detroit next week. The endorsement followed a vote by the UAW executive board, emphasizing their aim to defeat Donald Trump and support Harris, who is seen as an ally in striving against corporate greed. UAW President Shawn Fain stated that Harris has a proven track record of advocating for the working class, distinguishing her from Trump, whom they believe contradicts union values. Harris will participate in a rally and meet with union members in Detroit to further solidify support. The UAW, representing over a million active and retired members, highlighted Harris’s past solidarity with striking workers and her commitment to combat price gouging.
UAW endorses Kamala Harris ahead of vice president’s Detroit rally
The United Auto Workers has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president ahead of Harris’s visit to Detroit next week.
The UAW said its executive board voted to endorse the president on Wednesday.
“Our job in this election is to defeat Donald Trump and elect Kamala Harris to build on her proven track record of delivering for the working class,” UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement. “We stand at a crossroads in this country. We can put a billionaire back in office who stands against everything our union stands for, or we can elect Kamala Harris who will stand shoulder to shoulder with us in our war on corporate greed.”
“This campaign is bringing together people from all walks of life, building a movement that can defeat Donald Trump at the ballot box. For our one million active and retired members, the choice is clear: We will elect Kamala Harris to be our next President this November,” Fain added.
The UAW said Harris walked the picket line with striking autoworkers in 2019 and cited her work to combat corporate price gouging.
It said Harris will travel to Detroit next Wednesday to rally with UAW members, as well as meet directly with union members and leaders.
The UAW is one of the largest labor unions in the United States and has more than 400,000 active members, according to its website.
The union had previously endorsed President Joe Biden in January before Biden dropped his reelection bid earlier this month.
Its endorsement of Harris comes after Fain and former President Donald Trump have repeatedly traded jabs, with Trump calling for Fain to be fired at the Republican National Convention and the union calling Trump a “scab and a billionaire” in a post on X in July.
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