Show threadNonilexApr 24, 2024

The backing from #NABTU, which has 3M members nationwide, comes at a moment when a significant slice of #union rank-&-file has split from traditionally #Democratic-aligned union leadership in ways that are reverberating through #elections.

It’s “almost like the perfect leader was sent at the perfect time for working people,” #NABTU President #SeanMcGarvey told CNN about #Biden in an interview announcing the #endorsement.

NonilexApr 24, 2024

#Biden landed a major #union #endorsement Wednesday from North America’s Building Trades Unions, whose leaders say the president has his #infrastructure bill largely to thank for it.

In making one of their earliest ever presidential endorsements, #NABTU leaders are kickstarting an eight-figure organizing program to try to deliver their 250k members in the battlegrounds of #Pennsylvania, #Michigan & #Wisconsin for #Biden.

#NABTU #SeanMcGarvey
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/politics/biden-building-trades-union-endorsement/index.html