Looming strikes and the lack of better personal relations has put a reliable ally at a bit of a crosshairs.
Biden has few tools available to fix the problem. Labor leaders and top Democrats are urging Biden to stay out, and Teamsters president Sean O’Brien has repeatedly told the White House to not intervene if the union strikes.
“If you have a general president or a company that doesn’t want your intervention, then your best bet’s not to be involved in it and just ... monitor the situation and see what happens,” said Walsh. “He’s been hands-off up to this point.” The fact that Biden’s team and UAW’s brand-new leadership are just getting to know each other, however, could make it more difficult for the president to navigate this perilous moment.
Asked for comment for this story, the Teamsters referred POLITICO to a statement by O’Brien thanking lawmakers for letters pledging to stay out of the union’s negotiations with UPS. The UAW’s Fain told reporters this week that “we’re trying to do the right thing for our members right now.”Trump is making a play for the UAW’s endorsement.
, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. “And I think the intent is there. I do think this is the most pro-labor president in history, but I also think that we need to be a lot more focused.” “This agenda is just getting started,” said Joelle Gamble, deputy director of the National Economic Council. “I think it is far too soon just to comment on a nascent industry where we’re still seeing shovels put in the ground, where production hasn’t started in many cases.”
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