⁍ North America’s Building Trades Unions is a coalition of 14 unions representing nearly 3 million workers in the United States.

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⁍ Biden is competitive in many of those same states, from Michigan to Pennsylvania and Ohio.

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⁍ The group endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016 but half of their rank-and-file members voted for Trump.

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– A major alliance of construction unions will endorse Joe Biden, giving the Democrat a boost in the final days of his campaign against President Trump, Reuters reports. North America’s Building Trades Unions, a coalition of 14 unions representing nearly 3 million workers in the United States, had been on the sidelines as it weighed Trump’s policies and the implications of Biden’s proposed infrastructure and climate plans. Trump had also courted the union’s support, according to a person familiar with the matter, but the group was disappointed by the lack of further coronavirus relief that would also advance union policy goals. ‘Joe Biden will deliver for America’s working class because he’s done it before,’ Sean McGarvey, the union group’s president, said in an emailed statement. ‘His plan to build a vibrant, sustainable infrastructure and a secure energy future supports union building trades workers and their families.’ He described the Trump administration as delivering ‘four years of broken promises’ and a ‘war on the middle class.’ The group endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016 but half of their rank-and-file members voted for Trump. Biden is competitive in many of those same states, from Michigan to Pennsylvania and Ohio, and has built a large portfolio of endorsements from unions that could benefit from greater infrastructure spending.