President Joe Biden joined a group of striking autoworkers in Belleville, Michigan, today as a gesture of support to the United Automobile Workers labor union. It’s the first time in American history a sitting president has come out and stood on a picket line. https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1706721614459461782 https://twitter.com/NoLieWithBTC/status/1706718588600488063 Standing next to the union’s president, Shawn Fain, Biden addressed the crowd, saying, “Unions built the middle class; it’s a fact!” Biden also told picketing workers that they made a lot of sacrifices when their companies were in trouble. “Now they’re doing incredibly well,” he said. “And guess what: You should be doing incredibly well, too.” https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1706719795226231118 More from the New York Times:
Mr. Biden has argued that his clean-energy agenda, including a shift toward electric vehicles, will create new manufacturing jobs, even as companies that make batteries and other electric-vehicle parts have resisted unionizing their workers.
Mr. Biden’s visit come one day before his predecessor and likely 2024 rival, former President Donald J. Trump, is scheduled to visit the state and speak to current and former union members.
“REMEMBER, HE WANTS TO TAKE YOUR JOBS AWAY AND GIVE THEM TO CHINA AND OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES,” Mr. Trump wrote of the president in a social media post on Monday. He added, “I WILL KEEP YOUR JOBS AND MAKE YOU RICH!!!
.@POTUS meets with striking UAW members. This is the first time a sitting US President has visited a picket line in modern history. #StandUpUAW pic.twitter.com/CRs5zU7Ewq
— UAW (@UAW) September 26, 2023
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