HuffPost: ‘Thank Unions!’ Harris Courts Voters In Rousing Pledge To Protect Workers’ Rights
“Do you fight for workers? Do you fight for families?" the vice president asked. “That’s what we fight for."
By NICK VISSER
Vice President Kamala Harris praised the work of unions during a Labor Day rally on Monday, repeating her pledge to protect workers’ rights and combat the policies of Donald Trump she said will “pull us all backwards.”
Harris appeared with President Joe Biden in Pittsburgh, their first joint appearance since she replaced him as the Democratic nominee for the White House. In a short, rousing speech, Harris addressed union members and praised the city as the “cradle of the American labor movement,” pointing to hard-won protections secured by blue-collar workers.
“You may not be a union member, but you better thank unions for that five-day work week, thank unions for sick leave,” she said. “Thank unions for paid family leave. Thank unions for your vacation time. Because when union wages go up, everybody’s wages go up. When union workplaces are safer, all workplaces are safer. When unions are strong, America is strong.”