Harris kicks off fall campaign blitz with Labor Day events in key states
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Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign planned to hold a string of Labor Day-themed events in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Monday, marking the unofficial launch of the fall campaign sprint in the states that will determine the November election.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign planned to hold a string of Labor Day-themed events in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Monday, marking the unofficial launch of the fall campaign sprint in the states that will determine the November election. The events come as Harris seeks to extend her momentum over the next two months. While Harris has sought to expand the map of states where she is competitive, the Labor Day stops point to the importance of winning those three “Blue Wall” states that propelled President Joe Biden to victory in 2020. Harris emphasized the “dignity of work” and vowed to strengthen protections for collective bargaining to a crowd of union members and leaders in Michigan on Labor Day, while drawing sharp contrasts with opponent Donald Trump. “We celebrate unions because unions helped build America, and unions helped build America’s middle class,” she told a packed high school gymnasium here in Michigan. Harris was joined on stage by national union leaders, including United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain, American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten and National Education Association president Becky Pringle. The vice president reiterated her support for the PRO Act, legislation that would ensure workers’ rights to unionize and collectively bargain for workplace changes, and vowed to “end union busting once and for all.”
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