The United Farm Workers labor union is endorsing President Joe Biden for reelection in 2024. The union on Tuesday said the Democratic president has proven throughout his life that he's an ā€œauthentic championā€ for workers and their families, regardless of race or national origin.

The United Farm Workers on Tuesday announced its endorsement of President Joe Biden for reelection, saying that the Democrat has proven throughout his life to be an ā€œauthentic championā€ for workers and their families, regardless of race or national origin.

The farm workersā€™ union was co-founded by Cesar Chavez, the late grandfather of Julie Chavez Rodriguez, who Biden named as his 2024 campaign manager. Her father, Arturo Rodriquez, is a past UFW president.

Julie Rodriguez and ā€œspecial guestsā€ were expected to formally announce the endorsement later Tuesday at Muranaka Farms in the city of Moorpark in southern California.

  • Ranvier@sopuli.xyz
    4Ā·
    1 year ago

    If they get control of the house and retain the senate next election, as well as Biden winning again. Unfortunately Republicans are dead set against any minimum wage increas so not gonna be possible without a Democrat trifecta most likely.

    At least Sinema kicked herself out of the democratic party so they didnā€™t have to bother primarying her out. Hopefully someone more progressive will be able to replace her now.

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21Ā·
      1 year ago

      At least Sinema kicked herself out of the democratic party so they didnā€™t have to bother primarying her out.

      If she had stayed in the party, the party would not primary her. The party protects incumbents from primary challengers.

      • Ranvier@sopuli.xyz
        21Ā·
        1 year ago

        The party doesnā€™t primary her, another candidate does, and then we all vote on it. Iā€™m not disagreeing with you here, and of course a party generally protects incumbents, theyā€™re easier to get re elected. Doesnā€™t mean people still canā€™t vote against them in the primary anyways and defeat a party admin preferred incumbent. I would also argue that Sinema leaving was an admission even the party admin was going to say, no fuck you. But again itā€™s the primary election that decides, so go support progressives in the primary so you have a good candidate to vote for in the general.

        • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11Ā·
          1 year ago

          Iā€™m not disagreeing with you here, and of course a party generally protects incumbents, theyā€™re easier to get re elected.

          The party supported an anti-choice candidate over a progressive and used incumbency as an excuse. If they have no standards at all beyond ā€œsupport incumbentā€ then thatā€™s what I will continue expecting them to do.

          Doesnā€™t mean people still canā€™t vote against them in the primary anyways and defeat a party admin preferred incumbent.

          The deck is already stacked against the challenger because incumbents have advantage. The party doesnā€™t need to weigh in, but challengers tend to be progressive.

          But again itā€™s the primary election that decides, so go support progressives in the primary

          Did you laugh like an atheist in a Jack Chick tract after typing that?