Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will travel across the country on Labour Day, aiming to win over union workers before the upcoming election, according to the Harris campaign.
Harris will start Labour Day in Detroit, Michigan, meeting union members and making brief remarks. She will be joined by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Rep. Elissa Slotkin, and Rep. Debbie Dingell. Labour leaders, including UAW President Shawn Fain, AFT President Randi Weingarten, and representatives from the Teamsters, AFL-CIO, Building Trades, IATSE, and SEIU, will also be present.
Later, Harris will join Biden in Pittsburgh at a union hall for their first joint campaign event since Biden ended his re-election bid. Both will deliver informal remarks. Attendees will include the United Steelworkers, AFSCME, Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sen. Bob Casey, Mayor Ed Gainey, and Reps. Summer Lee, Madeleine Dean, and Chris Deluzio.
Video: Vice President Harris returns on the campaign trail on Labor Day by heading out on a 50-stop national bus tour.
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Walz and his wife, Gwen, will meet with labourers in St. Paul, Minnesota, before attending Labourfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. SEIU, Teamsters, United Autoworkers, Gov. Tony Evers, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Rep. Gwen Moore, and Mayor Cavalier Johnson will be present.
Harris’s husband, Doug Emhoff, will participate in Rep. Bobby Scott’s annual Labour Day Cookout in Newport News, Virginia, where he will deliver remarks.
The Harris campaign highlighted Vice President Harris’s commitment to workers, citing her history of fighting wage theft as California’s attorney general and advocating for vulnerable workers as a senator. They noted her role as Chair of The White House Task Force on Worker Organising, which has facilitated union membership.
The campaign criticised former President Donald Trump, describing him as one of the most anti-worker and anti-union presidents. They accused him of appointing anti-labour advocates to the National Labour Relations Board, harming autoworkers, outsourcing jobs, and enriching the wealthy at the expense of the middle class.
What Other Media Are Saying
- ABC News reports that Vice President Kamala Harris, President Biden, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will be touring the country on Labor Day, as announced by the Harris campaign.(read more)
- AOL reports that Vice President Kamala Harris, along with President Joe Biden and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, will conduct a Labor Day blitz to court union votes, emphasizing their commitment to organized labor and working families.(read more)
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some common questions asked about this news
Where will Kamala Harris be on Labor Day?
Kamala Harris will be in Detroit, Michigan, and later in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Who will join Kamala Harris in Detroit?
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Rep. Elissa Slotkin, and Rep. Debbie Dingell.
What unions will be present at Harris’s Pittsburgh event?
United Steelworkers, AFSCME, and other unions will be in attendance.
Where will Vice President Harris’s husband be on Labor Day?
Doug Emhoff will be in Newport News, Virginia.
What is the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing?
It is a task force chaired by Vice President Harris to make it easier for people to join unions.
