In this hour-long conversation recorded at the UAW’s Solidarity House in Detroit, Shawn Fain and Abdul El-Sayed discuss faith, family, healthcare, retirement security, trade, artificial intelligence and the issues facing working-class voters ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections. The UAW published the video on 16 October.

Shawn Fain is president of the United Auto Workers (UAW), elected to lead the union in 2023. He began his union career as an electrician at a Chrysler plant in Indiana.

Abdul El-Sayed is a physician and former director of Detroit’s Health Department. In 2026, he is running for the U.S. Senate from Michigan with the UAW’s endorsement.

The video is in English and runs for approximately one hour.