Bilingual billboards call Trump 'anti-unionist' in DNC Labor Day campaign

Source: NBC News

Sept. 2, 2024, 6:00 AM EDT


Bilingual billboards in English and Spanish calling former President Donald Trump an "anti-unionist" went up on Labor Day in high-traffic areas in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The Democratic National Committee, which released the billboards, said in a news release provided first to NBC News: "We have unions to thank for gains in fair wages, worker protections, and health care."

The release praised Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a former union member, saying they "know that workers are the engine powering this country, and that’s why they have always had their backs." DNC spokesperson Maddy Mundy criticized Trump as a "union buster who sought to withhold pay from union workers" and weakened unions as president "to fatten the pockets of multi-billionaire executives who donate to his campaign."

"Simply put: Trump is a union scab," Mundy stated.

The billboards, which read "anti-sindicalista" (anti-unionist) in large letters, come as both parties focus on battleground states and as Harris is tightening her race with Trump, according to polls.



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