Trump's Republican Party Is Increasingly Winning Union Voters. It's a Shift Seen in His Labor Pick

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : On Election Day, Trump deepened his support among voters without a college degree after running just slightly ahead of Democrat Joe Biden with noncollege voters in 2020.
55% : Trump said in a statement announcing his choice Friday night.
51% : Trump sat down with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union leadership and members this year, and when he emerged from that meeting, he boasted that a significant chunk of union voters were backing him.
51% : Trump made modest gains, earning a clear majority of this group, while only about 4 in 10 supported Harris, according to AP VoteCast, a sweeping survey of more than 120,000 voters nationwide.
37% : Trump, a real estate developer and businessman before winning the presidency, generally has backed policies that would make it harder for workers to unionize.
17% : During his recent campaign, Trump criticized union bosses, and at one point suggested that UAW members should not pay their dues.

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