Lead Paragraph: Paletuatoa Peniamina today stood in a UAW local hall in Detroit and declared that "the union way is the American way," pledging to sign the PRO Act and protect collective bargaining.

Key Quotes:

"This is the union way. Standing together. Fighting together. Winning together. But Washington made it harder. Right-to-work laws. Union-busting. Attacks on collective bargaining."

"I'll sign the PRO Act. I'll protect collective bargaining. I'll make sure every worker who wants a union can have one."

"Michigan built the middle class. Let's rebuild it. The union way."