The political visits to the picket lines underscore efforts from politicians to court working class voters ahead of the 2024 election, during which labor, the economy, and manufacturing.
is scheduled to visit the Detroit area“You saved the auto industry,” Biden said on the line in Michigan. “And made a lot of sacrifices, gave up a lot. Now they’re doing incredibly well and guess what? You should be doing incredibly well too.”“oughta be able to share appropriately in that credit” for helping to build “some of the strongest companies in the world.
The Bucks County facility is one of 38 GM and Stellantis locations across 20 states that UAW added to the strike last week. Those locations, which are all focused on parts distribution, bring another 5,600 workers to a picket line that already involved more than 15,000.Workers at the facility in Bucks send car parts to dealerships that are used
base pay is $16.67 per hour and the highest-paid union members, who were hired before 2007, make $31.78 per hour, according to the local.Biden picketed with striking workers in a suburb of Detroit on Tuesday, a bold show of solidarity, as past presidents have typically avoided picket lines.meet with strikingIn a statement posted shortly after Biden’s visit, Trump said he is “the only person who can supercharge the economy, secure our border, and safeguard our communities.
Biden accepted an invitation to the line after Trump announced he would go to Michigan, though White House officials have argued it had no influence on his decision. Still, it’s a notable moment for a U.S. president to join a picket line,During the 2020 presidential campaign, the UAW endorsed Biden.
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