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Alice Herman

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz boost union credentials in event at UAW local

Kamala Harris is flanked by Tim Walz (left) and Shawn Fain as she addressed United Auto Workers Local 900 in Wayne, Michigan, on Thursday.
Kamala Harris is flanked by Tim Walz (left) and Shawn Fain as she addressed United Auto Workers Local 900 in Wayne, Michigan, on Thursday. Photograph: Julia Nikhinson/AP

At a union hall in the Detroit area on Thursday, Kamala Harris and her running mate, the Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, addressed members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) at a campaign stop intended to play up the Democratic candidates’ support for unions.

During the town hall-style event, which was held at the headquarters of UAW Local 900, Harris and Walz emphasized their support for organized labor and slammed Donald Trump for his anti-union record.

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