Photo Courtesy Kamala Harris via Instagram: Vice President Kamala Harris departs a helicopter. Harris has a whirlwind battleground state tour set for next week with her presumptive running mate. She was recently endorsed by the UAW on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON D.C. – On Wednesday, July 31, the UAW International Executive Board voted to endorse Kamala Harris for President of the United States. Her historic candidacy builds on the Biden-Harris administration’s proven track record of standing with the UAW and delivering major gains for the working class.
Years before the Stand Up Strike, Kamala Harris walked the picket line with striking autoworkers in 2019, has taken on corporate price-gouging and profiteering, and has spoken out and voted against unfair trade deals that hurt the American worker like NAFTA and NAFTA 2.0, the USMCA.
“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,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. “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.”
Harris for President Campaign Manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez expressed her gratitude for the endorsement.
“Vice President Harris is honored to receive the endorsement of the United Auto Workers, and knows it comes with the responsibility to fight for unions and working families as she’s done her whole career,” Rodriguez said.
“Vice President Harris is no stranger to fighting for unions. From walking a picket line with striking UAW workers to casting the deciding vote for the Butch Lewis Act and taking on big banks to protect over $300 million in union retirement funds as California’s Attorney General, Kamala Harris has a long, proven record of delivering for unions and organized labor. As President, Kamala Harris will continue to fight like hell for union workers and their families.
“Workers across the country have so much at stake in this election. Donald Trump will gut workers’ rights, ship jobs overseas, and give tax breaks to billionaires at the expense of working people. With the immense organizing power of the UAW at her side, this campaign will reach out to auto workers across the country and send Kamala Harris to the Oval Office.”
Harris has yet to select a running mate, but is believed to do so within the week. The Democratic National Convention will be held in Chicago on Aug. 19 – 22.
Prior to that, Harris and her running mate are scheduled to hold a battleground state tour starting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the evening of Aug. 6. The duo are then slated to make campaign stops in Eau Claire, Wisconsin the afternoon of Aug. 7; Detroit, Michigan the evening of Aug. 7; Research Triangle, North Carolina the evening of Aug. 8; Savannah, Georgia the afternoon of Aug. 9; Phoenix, Arizona the evening of Aug. 9; and Las Vegas, Nevada the afternoon of Aug. 10.
