Harris turns to Big Labor to pierce Trump working-class appeal

Published October 13, 2024 7:00am ET



DETROIT — Vice President Kamala Harris is counting on union leaders to deliver her the Rust Belt as she competes with former President Donald Trump for the working-class vote.

Harris does not have the same union appeal as President Joe Biden, whose long record on labor and Scranton, Pennsylvania, roots have endeared him to white, blue-collar workers. But she will benefit from the same campaign machinery that helped propel him to the White House.

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