Walz in first solo speech as VP candidate touts Dem ticket's labor union ties

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By: Jacob Fischler - August 13, 2024 5:45 pm

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made his first solo campaign appearance Tuesday as the Democratic vice presidential candidate, telling a union audience in Los Angeles that the Democratic ticket led by Vice President Kamala Harris would prioritize worker-friendly policies.

Walz appeared to tailor most of his 20-minute speech to the audience of members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, a 1.4-million-member union of public-sector workers.

Walz, who was a union member as a public school teacher in southern Minnesota before he won a U.S. House seat in 2006, praised the policies Harris championed as part of President Joe Biden’s administration, and those he pushed as Minnesota governor.

Walz and Harris come from working-class backgrounds, he said, noting that Harris worked at McDonald’s as a student.

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