Michigan's most iconic and storied labor union, the United Auto Workers, has thrown its endorsement to former Wayne County and Detroit health director Abdul El-Sayed in the race for the Democratic nomination to the state's open U.S. Senate seat.

By doing so, the UAW bolsters the surging campaign of El-Sayed, the most progressive-leaning candidate in a tight three-person race to win the Party's nomination Aug. 4 and take on the presumptive Republican nominee, former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, of White Lake.

"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. Having never taken a dime from corporate PACs, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is someone we can trust to have our backs," the labor union said in a post on social media platform X on Friday, June 5.

"From Medicare for All to banning stock buybacks, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is ready, eager, and well-equipped to move our core issues in the U.S. Senate," the post said.

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