Most of the country’s other big unions endorsed President Biden in the earliest days of his reelection campaign. But the United Auto Workers held back until today.
Most of the country’s other big unions endorsed President Biden in the earliest days of his reelection campaign. But the United Auto Workers held back until today.
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Fain said Biden had earned the nod with his pro-union policies and went on to excoriate former President Donald Trump, the frontrunner in the Republican race, for his past actions and statements.
Fain showed a highlight reel of Biden walking the picket line outside a General Motors facility in Wayne, Mich., the first time in modern history that a sitting president had done that.
He contrasted Biden’s actions with what Trump did during a 40-day strike in 2019, displaying a blank slide to the ballroom of cheering union members.
In the 2016 election, Trump won Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, in part with a message to workers hurt by free trade agreements.
While other major U.S. unions were quick to endorse his campaign last year, the UAW — which represents nearly 400,000 members — held back.
Then came the UAW’s six-week strike last year with the Big Three automakers, and Biden’s full-throated support for the union.
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