Union check: The UAW endorses Kamala Harris for president, the Teamsters are still to weigh in
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The United Auto Workers formally endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
The union has more than a million active and retired members with a strong base in the key states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
The UAW noted that Harris walked the picket line with striking autoworkers in 2019, has taken on corporate price-gouging and profiteering. The union also noted that Harris voted against unfair trade deals that hurt American workers, such as NAFTA and NAFTA 2.0.
“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,” stated UAW President David Fain. During Trump’s presidency, he was criticized by the UAW for tariffs that hurt the auto industry.
The AFL-CIO, the umbrella labor organization that includes the UAW, had already endorsed Harris. Meanwhile, the Teamsters union has not made an endorsement in the race yet.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has courted union members in 2024, saying when he accepted the Republican nomination that he would rescue the auto industry from what he called “complete obliteration.”
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