{"id":2319965,"date":"2024-08-06T12:11:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T16:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-hospitality-union-gives-trump-tax-free-tip-pledge-cold-shoulder-vows-vast-voter-outreach-for-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T12:16:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T16:16:02","slug":"major-hospitality-union-gives-trump-tax-free-tip-pledge-cold-shoulder-vows-vast-voter-outreach-for-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-hospitality-union-gives-trump-tax-free-tip-pledge-cold-shoulder-vows-vast-voter-outreach-for-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Major hospitality union gives Trump tax-free tip pledge cold shoulder, vows vast voter outreach for Harris &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmajor-hospitality-union-gives-trump-tax-free-tip-pledge-cold-shoulder-vows-vast-voter-outreach-for-harris-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319965&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2063 UNITE HERE hospitality workers&#8217; union \u2062has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential election, rejecting former President Donald Trump&#8217;s attempt to gain union support by offering tax-free tips for workers. \u2063UNITE HERE announced\u200b its endorsement during a press \u2064release,\u2064 highlighting its commitment to\u200d mobilizing its 300,000 members, including a significant presence in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-sidney-powell-witness-whom-ny-times-described-as-always-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-concludes-hundreds-of-thousands-of-votes-transferred-from-trump-to-biden-in-all-battleground-states\/\" title=\"HUGE! Sidney Powell Witness Whom NY Times Described as &quot;Always the Smartest Person in the Room&quot; Concludes Hundreds of Thousands of Votes Transferred from Trump to Biden IN ALL BATTLEGROUND STATES\">key battleground states<\/a> like Nevada, Arizona, \u2063and Pennsylvania. The union plans to engage in extensive voter outreach, knocking on 3.3 million doors to\u2064 connect with critical voters. UNITE HERE President Gwen Mills \u200dexpressed concerns over a potential Trump re-election and emphasized the importance of Harris&#8217;s \u200cleadership for labor \u200brights and workers&#8217; benefits. The union&#8217;s support\u200d follows endorsements from other \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-blast-newly-floated-harris-vice-presidential-contender-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Republicans blast newly floated Harris vice presidential contender - Washington Examiner\">major labor organizations<\/a>, reinforcing the Democratic Party&#8217;s alliance with\u200c unions ahead \u200cof the \u200delection.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Major hospitality union gives Trump tax-free tip pledge cold shoulder, vows vast voter outreach for Harris<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1713496\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The hospitality workers&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/unions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>union<\/a> UNITE HERE has endorsed Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, dismissing former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s bid to win union support by promising to make tips tax-free.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>UNITE HERE announced it was supporting Harris on Monday, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/unitehere.org\/press-releases\/unite-here-endorses-kamala-harris-for-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>press release<\/a> from the organization. Touting itself as &ldquo;the nation&rsquo;s largest labor-led canvassing operation&rdquo; and pledging to mobilize members to knock on 3.3 million doors across swing states, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/labor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"labor group\">labor group<\/a> vowed to reach critical voters in Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, and Michigan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UNITE HERE is proud to endorse <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KamalaHarris<\/a> for President in 2024. She has consistently demonstrated her unwavering commitment to working people and the labor movement, and she is the leader we need in the White House. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/saEqKpaGGr\">pic.twitter.com\/saEqKpaGGr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UNITE HERE (@unitehere) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unitehere\/status\/1820408998559887484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>UNITE HERE President Gwen Mills warned another four years of Trump would be &ldquo;disastrous&rdquo; for union workers in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With Kamala Harris as President, workers will continue to move forward, organize their workplaces, and secure good wages and benefits,&rdquo; Mills said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s up to us to do our part to deliver victory in this race and UNITE HERE is ready to hit the doors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The labor organization boasts 300,000 members across North America, including&nbsp;60,000 workers in Nevada, which is a pivotal battleground state in this election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unions are a reliable and vital component of the Democratic Party&rsquo;s voting bloc. UNITE HERE&rsquo;s support for the vice president came after AFL-CIO and the United Auto Workers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3106560\/uaw-endorses-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>backed<\/a> Harris. The two unions have roughly 13 million members across the United States. Last month, Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3099592\/kamala-harris-locks-down-teachers-union-endorsements-embraces-left-wing-education-activism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>clinched<\/a> the support of the&nbsp;American Federation of Teachers, the country&rsquo;s second<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-federation-of-teachers-teachers-union-barrier-to-students-being-put-in-danger-by-republicans\/\" title=\"American Federation Of Teachers: Teachers Union \u2018Barrier\u2019 To Students Being \u2018Put In Danger\u2019 By Republicans\">-largest teachers union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of the American Federation of Teachers react as Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the union at George R. Brown Convention Center on July 25, 2024, in Houston. (Elizabeth Conley\/Houston Chronicle via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump has made a bid to fracture the left-wing coalition by pitching tax cuts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-poll-shows-gop-becoming-party-of-blue-collar-workers\/\" title=\"NBC Poll Shows GOP Becoming Party Of Blue-Collar Workers\">blue-collar workers<\/a> and pledging tax-free tips to restaurant and hotel workers during a rally last month in Nevada. Both Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/2024\/07\/12\/rosen-cortez-masto-join-bipartisan-legislation-to-exempt-tips-from-federal-income-tax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>support<\/a> the policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign ripped UNITE HERE&rsquo;s decision to endorse Harris, saying in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-campaign-rips-union-who-rejected-his-tips-pledge-while-endorsing-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a> to Fox News: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s sad that union bosses continue to be puppets for the Democrat Party and are completely out of touch with the workers they are supposed to represent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1713496\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1713496\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The major hospitality union, UNITE HERE, has chosen to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris while rejecting former President Donald Trump&#8217;s attempt to gain union backing by proposing tax-free tips. The organization made its endorsement public on Monday through a press release. UNITE HERE claims to be &#8220;the nation\u2019s largest labor-led canvassing operation&#8221; and has committed to mobilizing its members for an extensive outreach effort, aiming to visit 3.3 million doors in key swing states such as Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, and Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>UNITE HERE expressed pride in endorsing @KamalaHarris for the 2024 presidential race due to her consistent dedication to workers and the labor movement. In a statement, UNITE HERE President Gwen Mills cautioned that another term for Trump would be &#8220;disastrous&#8221; for union members. She emphasized that with Harris as president, workers would continue making progress in organizing their workplaces and securing fair wages and benefits.<\/p>\n<p>The labor group has around 300,000 members across North America\u201460,000 of whom are located in Nevada\u2014a crucial state in this election cycle. Unions play a significant role within the Democratic Party&#8217;s voter base. UNITE HERE&#8217;s support follows endorsements from other unions like AFL-CIO and the United Auto Workers.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Trump is attempting to appeal to blue-collar workers by offering tax cuts and promising tax-free tips during a recent rally in Nevada\u2014a proposal supported by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV). The Trump campaign criticized UNITE HERE&#8217;s endorsement of Harris as indicative of union leaders being out of touch with their constituents&#8217; needs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2319966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ap-kamala-harris-unite-here-080624.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6918,3634,4701],"class_list":["post-2319965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-hospitality","tag-trump","tag-union"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ap-kamala-harris-unite-here-080624.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}