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Vice President Harris and

Governor Walz visit Wayne

By Sarah Shurge a school teacher. We’ve seen what
“I say to all the members of UAW, this government, what the Republi-
I am so deeply honored, as a lifelong can Party in particular, has done to
supporter of union labor, for Tim education in our lifetime,” said Fain.
and I to have the endorsement of Harris was a prosecutor in San
UAW,” said Vice President Kamala Francisco before being elected attor-
Harris. ney general of California, then a U.S.
On Thursday, August 8th, Vice senator, and then Vice President.
President (V.P.) and Democratic Pres- Walz was a high school teacher and
idential nominee Kamala Harris and football coach before being elected to
her running mate, Minnesota Gover- Congress and then governor of Min-
nor Tim Walz visited UAW Local 900 nesota.
in Wayne to endorse the Harris/Walz Both V.P. Harris and Walz talked
Presidential campaign. about the importance of voting with
“It says a lot that they would come labor-friendly candidates in mind.
out here and see us,” Dwayne Walker, “That's who we are, we are work-
United Auto Workers (UAW) Local ing class, middle class people,” said
900 President. “It's important be- Walker. “We’ve always backed them,
cause it shows that they think of us as a labor-friendly, blue-collar town.”
and our history.” According to the Detroit News,
Shawn Fain, UAW President, in- “President Joe Biden was the first sit-
troduced V.P. Harris and Walz, calling ting president to walk a strike picket
them “one of us” and "working-class line during last year's strike at the
people." three Detroit automakers at a Gen-
“Vice President Harris talked yes- eral Motors Co. components distri-
terday about how she had a first job
at McDonald’s. Governor Walz’s been See UAW, page 6 Governor Walz and Vice President Harris speak at the UAW Local 900 last month.

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