Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to “end union busting” during a Labor Day campaign event with President Biden in tow – who compared the Democratic nominee to a “saint.”
Harris, 59, promised union workers in Pittsburgh that if elected, she would move to pass sweeping congressional legislation that would override state “right to work” laws that make union membership voluntary.
“We fight for a future where every worker has the freedom to organize, and we will pass the [Protecting the Right to Organize Act] and end union busting once and for all,” the vice president declared.
Harris argued that former President Donald Trump “is trying to pull us backward, including back to a time before workers had the freedom to organize.”
She charged that Trump, 78, “blocked overtime benefits for millions of workers,” opposed efforts “to raise the minimum wage” and appointed “union busters to the National Labor Relations” Board while making the case that Pennsylvania workers should vote for her in November.
The battleground state’s 19 Electoral College votes could swing the election for either candidate.
Biden, 81, praised Harris in his introductory remarks, touting her as “a true friend” and the only “rational choice” Pennsylvanians have in 2024.
“She has a backbone like a ramrod,” the president said. “She has the moral compass of a saint.”
“This woman knows what she’s doing. Folks, I promise you, if you elect Kamala Harris president, it will be the best decision you will have ever made.”
It was his first public event since returning from his two-week vacation in California and Delaware.