Shale gas priced out coal. Now climate policy is targeting by promoting EVs which leads to job losses. Biden has the difficult job of reconciling labor and climate goals.
employs over 3.3 million workers. Because EV manufacturing requires fewer workers per car, EV transition leads to job losses. This is why the EV issue is souring the relationship between President Biden and organized labor.
This rift poses a huge political problem and this is probably why Biden joined the UAW picket line in Michigan today. Apparently, this is theWhy this gesture? Midwestern states play an oversized role in U.S. Presidential politics. In 2016, Trump won Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin because he shrank the lead Democrats historically have enjoyed among union households. Biden recovered some lost ground, securing a 16 % lead among union households .
, “You’ve heard me say many times: Wall Street didn’t build this country. The middle class built this country. And unions built the middle class. That’s a fact. Let’s keep going. You deserve what you’ve earned, and you’ve earned a hell of a lot more than you get paid now.”
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