The hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, dismissing former President Donald Trump’s bid to win union support by promising to make tips tax-free.
UNITE HERE announced it was supporting Harris on Monday, according to a press release from the organization. Touting itself as “the nation’s largest labor-led canvassing operation” and pledging to mobilize members to knock on 3.3 million doors across swing states, the labor group vowed to reach critical voters in Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, and Michigan.
UNITE HERE President Gwen Mills warned another four years of Trump would be “disastrous” for union workers in a statement.
“With Kamala Harris as President, workers will continue to move forward, organize their workplaces, and secure good wages and benefits,” Mills said. “It’s up to us to do our part to deliver victory in this race and UNITE HERE is ready to hit the doors.”
The labor organization boasts 300,000 members across North America, including 60,000 workers in Nevada, which is a pivotal battleground state in this election.
Unions are a reliable and vital component of the Democratic Party’s voting bloc. UNITE HERE’s support for the vice president came after AFL-CIO and the United Auto Workers backed Harris. The two unions have roughly 13 million members across the United States. Last month, Harris clinched the support of the American Federation of Teachers, the country’s second-largest teachers union.
“It’s sad that union bosses continue to be puppets for the Democrat Party and are completely out of touch with the workers they are supposed to represent. President Trump delivers on his promises, and he will deliver on his pledge to end taxes on tips so America’s hardworking service workers can keep more of their hard-earned money. Unlike Kamala Harris who helped Joe Biden create an inflation crisis, President Trump is a business leader and has a proven record of building a great economy for America’s workers, and he will do it again, ” Trump’s campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told the Washington Examiner in a statement.
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Trump has made a bid to fracture the left-wing coalition by pitching tax cuts to blue-collar workers and pledging tax-free tips to restaurant and hotel workers during a rally last month in Nevada. Both Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) support the policy.
