Elections
Harris Finds Top Labor Allies Despite Questions on Her Plans
- Presidential hopeful needs union votes in battleground states
- Harris lacks Biden’s decades-long record, but gets support
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Kamala Harris is counting on union support to help power her to victory in November. Labor leaders are lining up to oblige, even if she hasn’t spelled out just how she’d follow a president hailed as the most worker-friendly in generations.
Some union leaders say they’re confident she’ll champion their issues at least as strongly as did Joe Biden. Others who are reserving judgment still say she’ll be a more reliable ally for unions than Donald Trump. And for all Democrats, Harris offers a better chance of beating the former president than Biden.