President Biden said he will “join the picket line” with members of the United Auto Workers union next week in solidarity with their demands for higher pay and a shorter work week from Detroit’s “B…
President Biden announced that he will “join the picket line” with members of the United Auto Workers union next week in solidarity with their demands for higher pay and a shorter work week from Detroit’s “Big Three” automakers.
The president’s announcement comes after UAW President Shawn Fain extended an invitation to the commander in chief to join striking workers on the picket line. The union, which has withheld its endorsement of Biden over concerns about his support for electric vehicles, also revealed thatBiden’s Michigan trip will come one day before Trump’s visit to the Great Lake State.Fain said the union has made progress in negotiations with Ford and will not ask employees of the company to walk off the job at any more of its facilities for now.
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