President Joe Biden on Friday issued a strong statement of support for UAW workers in brief remarks from the White House but stopped short of explicitly endorsing their decision to strike.
Biden, who frequently refers to himself as the most pro-union president in history, called on the Big Three auto companies to fairly share record profits with their employees.
“Auto companies have seen record profits, including in the last few years, because of the extraordinary skill and sacrifices of UAW workers,” Biden said. “But those record profits have not been shared fairly, in my view, with those workers.”
The president has been walking a fine line in recent weeks over the negotiations between autoworkers and the American companies. The strike is sure to affect the nation’s economy and the president has made his economic record central to his reelection message. However, he has also traditionally relied on the backing of union workers as a key part of his political coalition. Crucially, the UAW has withheld its endorsement of the president as leadership waits to see how he handles the situation.
It was against this backdrop that Biden gave a firmly pro-worker speech at the White House on Friday, noting a recent report done by his administration that argued unions “raise standards across the workplace and entire industries.”
“No one wants a strike, but I respect workers’ right to use their options under the collective bargaining system,” Biden said.
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