UAW Member: Harris an ‘Existential Threat’ to the Auto Industry

BASILE The United Auto ░░░░░░░░ endorsed Vice President Harris ░░░░░░░░ the summer but this ░░░░░░░░ or workers for Trump ░░░░░░░░ pushing to counter the ░░░░░░░░ s message leading up ░░░░░░░░ next month s election ░░░░░░░░ battle for the rank ░░░░░░░░ file union worker is ░░░░░░░░ critical one in 2024 ░░░░░░░░ and wider cracks appear ░░░░░░░░ be emerging between workers ░░░░░░░░ union bosses Joining me ░░░░░░░░ is Brian Pannebecker Brian ░░░░░░░░ you so much for ░░░░░░░░ being with me As ░░░░░░░░ mentioned the UAW endorsed ░░░░░░░░ Harris almost instantly after ░░░░░░░░ became the nominee Why ░░░░░░░░ your union leadership believe ░░░░░░░░ a Harris presidency would ░░░░░░░░ better for your industry ░░░░░░░░ your workers than four ░░░░░░░░ years of Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ Because they ll keep ░░░░░░░░ the pockets of our ░░░░░░░░ union bosses That s ░░░░░░░░ only reason I can ░░░░░░░░ of Tom I can ░░░░░░░░ you from my own ░░░░░░░░ 36 years in the ░░░░░░░░ industry 11 for Chrysler ░░░░░░░░ and 25 for Ford ░░░░░░░░ Company that the membership ░░░░░░░░ rank and file the ░░░░░░░░ on the shop floor ░░░░░░░░ not support Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ I know that for ░░░░░░░░ fact because I do ░░░░░░░░ outside of the auto ░░░░░░░░ every week during the ░░░░░░░░ cycle and I talk ░░░░░░░░ the workers Right now ░░░░░░░░ support on the shop ░░░░░░░░ for Donald Trump and ░░░░░░░░ D Vance is 65 ░░░░░░░░ 70 percent and I ░░░░░░░░ very confident that that ░░░░░░░░ an accurate number I ░░░░░░░░ give you a quick ░░░░░░░░ Teamsters actually had the ░░░░░░░░ to hold a vote ░░░░░░░░ the membership 60 percent ░░░░░░░░ for Donald Trump The ░░░░░░░░ leadership over there I ░░░░░░░░ give them credit for ░░░░░░░░ the vote but they ░░░░░░░░ didn t have the ░░░░░░░░ to do the endorsement ░░░░░░░░ their membership wanted They ░░░░░░░░ they re smarter that ░░░░░░░░ re elites and they ░░░░░░░░ tell the membership what ░░░░░░░░ do not the other ░░░░░░░░ around But in the ░░░░░░░░ we re facing an ░░░░░░░░ threat If we allow ░░░░░░░░ Harris to become president ░░░░░░░░ re going to lose ░░░░░░░░ industry and lose our ░░░░░░░░