Pennsylvania’s Seen an Influx of Union Infrastructure Jobs. Harris Isn’t Getting Credit.

The infrastructure law is a central pillar of the Biden-Harris administration’s legacy. It’s been less of a political win.

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Local labor leaders across Pennsylvania said union members aren’t attributing infrastructure projects to Joe Biden or Kamala Harris. Jacquelyn Martin/AP

The Biden-Harris administration delivered more than $16 billion to Pennsylvania under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — money that will bring an influx of union jobs to the state for many years to come.

It hasn’t moved the needle much in the 2024 campaign.

The many union voters that make up the state’s electorate are not connecting the rush of federal money with the robust demand for skilled labor to the Biden-Harris agenda, as local labor leaders across Pennsylvania — from bellwether districts to conservative strongholds — told NOTUS.