{"id":2611083,"date":"2026-06-05T13:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uaw-backs-democrat-abdul-el-sayed-for-senate-in-michigan\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:04:12","slug":"uaw-backs-democrat-abdul-el-sayed-for-senate-in-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uaw-backs-democrat-abdul-el-sayed-for-senate-in-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"UAW backs Democrat Abdul el Sayed for Senate in Michigan"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fuaw-backs-democrat-abdul-el-sayed-for-senate-in-michigan%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=2611083&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 United Auto Workers (UAW) has endorsed progressive Democrat Abdul el Sayed in Michigan\u2019s competitive Aug. 4 primary for the U.S. Senate seat. The union described him as offering a \u201cworking-class\u201d agenda with \u201cmoral clarity,\u201d highlighting support for medicare for All and other policies like banning stock buybacks.  <\/p>\n<p>El Sayed is competing against Rep. Haley Stevens and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow in the primary, with the winner facing former Rep.Mike Rogers, the presumptive Republican nominee, to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters. the UAW\u2019s endorsement, drawn from its Community Action Program board, is seen as particularly influential in Michigan\u2019s auto industry.  <\/p>\n<p>The endorsement follows el Sayed\u2019s recent surge in Democratic polling,though some establishment Democrats worry his \u201cfar-left\u201d positions could weaken Democratic prospects in the general election. Meanwhile, Rogers holds a modest polling advantage over the three Democrats, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-teachers-union-prez-tells-members-dont-reveal-you-got-vaccine-if-it-means-you-return-to-school\/\" title=\"Chicago Teachers ... Prez Tells Members: Don\u2019t Reveal You Got Vaccine If It Means You Return To School\">recent surveys showing<\/a> the race essentially within the margin of error.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-auto-workers\/page\/14\/\">United Auto Workers<\/a> Union endorsed Democrat Abdul el Sayed for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"655\">Michigan\u2019s<\/a> battleground Senate seat on Friday, siding with the most progressive candidate in a competitive three-way primary contest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The union praised the former local health official for having a \u201cstrong\u00a0working-class\u00a0agenda\u00a0with moral clarity\u201d that includes support for a Medicare-for-All single-payer healthcare system. UAW\u2019s endorsement is coveted in Michigan, the nation\u2019s epicenter for auto manufacturing.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4595526\/can-low-t-talarico-attacks-work-ask-tim-walz\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Can \u2018Low-T\u2019 Talarico attacks work? 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Haley Stevens (D-MI) and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow in the Aug. 4 primary to take on presumptive Republican nominee former Rep. Mike Rogers. The candidates seek to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) in a toss-up race that could help determine the upper chamber\u2019s balance of power.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUAW members\u00a0in Michigan\u00a0want a fighter\u00a0in\u00a0Washington, D.C.,\u00a0who\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0afraid to\u00a0push forward\u00a0a strong\u00a0working-class\u00a0agenda\u00a0with moral clarity,\u201d the member-elected board of the UAW\u2019s Community Action Program said in a statement. \u201cHaving never taken a dime from corporate PACs,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Abdul El-Sayed\u00a0is someone we can trust to have our backs, including\u00a0when we need it most \u2014 like come\u00a0May Day\u00a02028.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The board added:\u00a0\u201cFrom Medicare for All to banning stock buybacks,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Abdul El-Sayed is\u00a0ready, eager, and well-equipped\u00a0to\u00a0move\u00a0our core issues\u00a0in\u00a0the U.S. Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Sayed said he was \u201chonored and humbled\u201d by the endorsement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Abdul el Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, answers a question during a news conference at the Michigan Democratic Party State Endorsement Convention, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Detroit. (Jose Juarez\/AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMichigan union autoworkers built the American middle class and proved that when people stand together, there\u2019s nothing we can\u2019t accomplish,\u201d he posted to social media. \u201cSolidarity forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4582644\/gop-mike-rogers-edges-dems-battling-michigan-senate-seat\/\">GOP\u2019S MIKE ROGERS EDGES DEMOCRATS BATTLING FOR MICHIGAN SENATE SEAT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The endorsement comes as el Sayed\u2019s support has surged among Democratic voters in Michigan over the past several months, allowing him to lap his opponents by double digits in a recent survey. However, his rise has drawn fears from establishment-aligned figures that his far-left stances could hurt their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-katko-one-of-ten-house-republicans-to-vote-for-trumps-impeachment-retiring-from-congress\/\" title=\"John Katko, One Of Ten House ...ublicans To Vote For Trump\u2019s Impeachment, Retiring From Congress\">general election chances<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump-backed Rogers\u00a0maintains a polling advantage over all three Democrats but remains within the margins of error in recent surveys, presenting a statistical dead heat for the battleground seat. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UAW endorsed Democrat Abdul el Sayed, praising his working-class agenda and Medicare-for-All plan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2611084,"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\/2026\/06\/AP26111101333279.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[77374,3685,38629,49021,25982],"class_list":["post-2611083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abdul-el-sayed","tag-democrats","tag-labor-unions","tag-michigan-senate","tag-uaw"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26111101333279.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611083","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2611083"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2611087,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611083\/revisions\/2611087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2611084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2611083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2611083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2611083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}