UAW Endorses Harris, Secures Worker Backing In Industrial States

The United Auto Workers (UAW) has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, providing her campaign with union support in key industrial states, Tom Krisher and Josh Boak reported for the Associated Press (AP).

UAW President Shawn Fain stated that the union’s "job" in this year’s election was to defeat Donald Trump. I Photo: UAW International Union Facebook

UAW President Shawn Fain stated that the union’s "job" in this year’s election was to defeat Donald Trump.

The union has more than a million active and retired members, with a strong base in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—states considered critical for Democrats.

"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," Fain said.

Harris's endorsement by the UAW was widely expected after President Joe Biden exited the presidential race.

Biden had received the UAW’s endorsement in January, which he accepted with a speech at a union political convention in Washington. The AFL-CIO, the umbrella labor organization that includes the UAW, had already endorsed Harris.

Fain and the union have also labeled Trump a "scab," a derogatory term for workers who cross union picket lines during a strike, and criticized him for his response to General Motors (GM) closing a factory in Ohio in 2019.