UAW Local 677 president Mike Shupp poses for a portrait at the UAW Local 677 building in Allentown, Pennsylvania on October 5, 2026. Shupp, who is president of the local United Auto Workers' union, said: "I wish there was a manufacturing boom, but I'm not seeing it." At his office in Allentown, the labor leader recounted how the area used to be lined with manufacturing facilities. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher / AFP via Getty Images)