WASHINGTON/TOLEDO, Ohio (Reuters) - If Joe Biden accepts the United Auto Workers' invitation to visit their picket line, the U.S. President would be ...
WASHINGTON/TOLEDO, Ohio - If Joe Biden accepts the United Auto Workers' invitation to visit their picket line, the U.S. President would be showing support to union workers in a labor disputeSaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for September 22, 2023 | SaltWireWASHINGTON/TOLEDO, Ohio - If Joe Biden accepts the United Auto Workers' invitation to visit their picket line, the U.S.
The White House has not yet commented on the invite. Numerous unions have already endorsed Biden's re-election, but the UAW has for now withheld its endorsement. Biden said the automakers should"go further to ensure record corporate profits mean record contracts for the UAW," echoing sentiments by union leaders.
The last U.S. president to show such support for striking workers was probably Theodore Roosevelt, Suri said. In 1902, Roosevelt invited striking coal workers to the White House with government officials and management, concerned that the country faced a coal shortage.
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