Vice President Harris Unveils Pro-Worker Economic Plan for a Future “Built Here in America by American Workers”

Last week, Vice President Kamala Harris laid out her economic plan for voters in a speech at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh. The speech highlighted Harris’s pragmatic approach, bridging her record as both a “strong supporter of workers and unions” and a “capitalist.”

Harris’s economic plan uplifts the middle class while strengthening American manufacturing in the industries that will define the next century. Her plan addresses the housing crisis that has hit working families and pledges tax credits for “expanding good union jobs.” Harris plans to double union apprenticeships, expanding a pathway for good jobs for the next generation.

"Vice President Harris's economic plan makes clear that she's going to continue doing what she's done her whole career: stand up for good jobs,” said CWA Director of Government Affairs Dan Mauer. “From her time as California Attorney General fighting wage theft to being a leader in the Senate sponsoring pro-worker legislation to making sure as Vice President that she listens to our concerns and takes actions to protect workers' rights, Harris has a history of fighting alongside us. Her new plan would help us create more good union jobs, bring back jobs that have been sent overseas due to bad trade deals, lower costs, and put more money in union members' pockets."

“The cost of living in America is still just too high. You know it, and I know it,” said Harris, who has earned the endorsement of CWA. “All of this is happening at a time when many of the biggest corporations continue to make record profits, while wages have not kept up pace.”

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.