The United Auto Workers Union endorsed Democrat Abdul el Sayed for Michigan’s battleground Senate seat on Friday, siding with the most progressive candidate in a competitive three-way primary contest.The union praised the former local health official for having a “strong working-class agenda with moral clarity” that includes support for a Medicare-for-All single-payer healthcare system. UAW’s endorsement is coveted in Michigan, the nation’s epicenter for auto manufacturing.El Sayed is facing Democratic opponents Rep. 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’s balance of power.
“UAW members in Michigan want a fighter in Washington, D.C., who isn’t afraid to push forward a strong working-class agenda with moral clarity,” the member-elected board of the UAW’s Community Action Program said in a statement. “Having never taken a dime from corporate PACs, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is someone we can trust to have our backs, including when we need it most — like come May Day 2028.”
