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BELVIDERE, Ill. — President Joe Biden put on a red United Auto Workers shirt on Thursday as he celebrated a labor deal that will reopen the Stellantis plant in Belvidere , Ill., treating the factory’s salvation as a vindication of his decision to stand with striking union members as they demanded higher wages .
Biden visited a UAW picket line in Michigan in September to support the union during its targeted strikes against Ford F, +1.65% ; General Motors GM, +0.75% ; and Stellantis STLA, +1.57%, the maker of Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles. The strikes have ended, and contracts are being finalized. The prospect became an immediate priority for Biden. He ordered up an economic analysis and spoke to company officials about the plant, according to White House officials. The Democratic president wanted to show that his policies could deliver for workers, rather than repeat the decades of factory closures that had gutted parts of the Midwest and fed into a deep political divide.
Many voters still feel dour about the overall economy, and there is an open question as to whether the UAW contract and signs of wages outpacing inflation can change their views. In polls, U.S. adults have consistently given Biden low marks on the economy after a burst of inflation as the pandemic began to recede.
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