Harris will kick off Labor Day in Detroit, Michigan, meeting with union members.
Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will be crisscrossing the country on Labor Day as part of a strategic push to appeal to union workers ahead of the upcoming election, according to the Harris campaign.
Harris will start her Labor Day in Detroit, Michigan, where she will meet with union members and give brief remarks. She will be joined by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, Senator Debbie Stabenow, and Representatives Elissa Slotkin and Debbie Dingell, the campaign stated.
Labor leaders and groups, including UAW President Shawn Fain, AFT President Randi Weingarten, the Teamsters, AFL-CIO, Building Trades, IATSE, and SEIU, will also be present, the campaign added.
Harris will join Biden in Pittsburgh at a union hall for their first joint campaign event since Biden announced he would not seek reelection. Both will give informal remarks, according to the Harris campaign. The event will be attended by the United Steelworkers, AFSCME, and other unions, along with Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sen. Bob Casey, Mayor Ed Gainey, and Reps. Summer Lee, Madeleine Dean, and Chris Deluzio.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and his wife, Gwen, will start their day meeting with laborers in St. Paul, Minnesota, before heading to Laborfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event will feature notable labor groups like SEIU, Teamsters, and United Autoworkers, as well as Gov. Tony Evers, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Rep. Gwen Moore, and Mayor Cavalier Johnson.
Meanwhile, Harris's husband, Doug Emhoff, will be in Newport News, Virginia, to speak at Rep. Bobby Scott's annual Labor Day Cookout, according to the campaign.
"Vice President Harris has consistently prioritized workers and held powerful interests accountable. As California's attorney general, she took a strong stand against wage theft to ensure workers received fair pay. During her time as a senator, she tirelessly advocated for vulnerable workers, stood on the picket lines with UAW and McDonald's employees, and introduced a domestic workers' bill of rights," the campaign stated.
The statement continued, "As chair of The White House Task Force on Worker Organizing, Vice President Harris has made it easier for workers to exercise their right to join a union."
In contrast, the Harris campaign criticized former President Donald Trump, saying, "Trump was one of the most anti-worker and anti-union presidents in history. He filled the National Labor Relations Board with anti-labor advocates, harmed autoworkers, sent jobs overseas, and prioritized the wealth of the super-rich and big corporations over the middle class."