Key takeaways:
- President Joe Biden announced he would travel to Michigan to join striking members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) on the picket line.
- The Biden administration had initially planned to send Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and White House adviser Gene Sperling to help with negotiations, but later decided to keep them in Washington.
- This is an unprecedented move for a sitting president to make such a visible intervention for striking workers.
President Joe Biden made history last week when he announced he would travel to Michigan to join striking members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) on the picket line. The strike, which began nearly two weeks ago, is in response to the Big Three automakers’ refusal to offer better wages and working conditions.
On Tuesday, Biden will join the UAW members at the Ford Motor Company’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne. Many of the workers on the picket line have been vocal in their opposition to former President Donald Trump.
The Biden administration had initially planned to send Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and White House adviser Gene Sperling to help with negotiations, but later decided to keep them in Washington. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has said the administration will not get involved in negotiations and would not comment on whether they support the UAW’s current proposal.
This is an unprecedented move for a sitting president to make such a visible intervention for striking workers. It remains to be seen how the Biden administration’s presence will affect the negotiations between the UAW and the Big Three automakers.
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