PHILADELPHIA — Standing in front of dozens of laborers in bright T-shirts bearing their locals, Vice President Kamala Harris told a South Philadelphia crowd Tuesday that economic prosperity for blue-collar workers depends on the strength of unions, which she said “move our nation forward.”
Harris and a handful of local elected officials rallied several hundred supporters in a parking lot along the Delaware River waterfront — the seal of the Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 behind her. It was the latest stop on a tour Harris and Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh have undertaken to meet with labor leaders across the country, from Google contractors in Pittsburgh to plumbers in the Midwest.
During a 15-minute speech, Harris said she and President Joe Biden are “determined to lead the most pro-union administration in America’s history.”
