Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to “end union busting” while accompanying President Biden at a Labor Day campaign event, with Biden likening the Democratic nominee to a “saint.”
Harris, 59, has promised Pittsburgh union members that if elected, she will work to pass a comprehensive Assembly bill that would repeal state “right to work” laws that make union membership optional.
“We fight for a future where all workers have the freedom to organize. [Protecting the Right to Organize Act] And we will end union busting once and for all,” the Vice President declared.
Harris argued that former President Donald Trump was “trying to take us back to a time before workers had the freedom to organize.”
She accused Trump, 78, of “blocking overtime pay for millions of workers,” opposing efforts to “raise the minimum wage” and “appointing union busters to the National Labor Relations Board,” while arguing that Pennsylvania workers should vote for her in November's election.
The difference between the 19 electoral votes in battleground states could determine the outcome of the election in favor of one candidate or the other.
Biden, 81, praised Harris in his opening remarks, calling her a “true friend” and the only “reasonable choice” Pennsylvanians have in 2024.
“She has the core of a hammer,” the president said. “She has the moral fiber of a saint.”
“This woman knows what she's doing. And I promise you, if you elect Kamala Harris for president, it will be the best decision you'll ever make.”
It was his first public event since returning from a two-week vacation in California and Delaware.
