Biden says workers need ‘a fair shot’ as he celebrates the labor deal saving an Illinois auto plant
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden says workers need ‘a fair shot’ as he celebrates the labor deal saving an Illinois auto plant

Associated Press  

BELVIDERE, Ill. — President Joe Biden put on a red United Auto Workers shirt on Thursday as he celebrated a labor deal that will reopen the Stellantis plant in Belvidere, Illinois, treating the factory’s salvation as a vindication of his decision to stand with striking union members as they demanded higher wages. “American workers are ready to work harder than anyone else,” Biden told cheering autoworkers in a community center in the northern Illinois city. A fair shot and a fair wage.” He praised the union members as “as tough, tough, tough as they come.” Someone in the audience shouted to the president, “That shirt looks good on you.” “I’ve worn this shirt a lot, man,” Biden responded. “Where I come from, it matters.” Biden’s reelection campaign on Thursday released a video that criticizes Trump’s record on autoworkers and manufacturing while showing the former president playing golf.

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Trump opposes Biden's e-car push at auto hub Michigan, sounds 2024 poll bugle
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Biden urges striking auto workers to ‘stick with it’ in picket line visit unparalleled in history
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Associated Press  

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Biden joins Michigan picket line to show support for striking autoworkers
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden joins Michigan picket line to show support for striking autoworkers

Al Jazeera  

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Biden urges striking autoworkers to ‘stick with it’ in unprecedented visit to picket line
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Biden urges striking autoworkers to ‘stick with it’ in unprecedented visit to picket line

LA Times  

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US auto workers expand strike as Biden prepares to join picket line
1 year, 3 months ago

US auto workers expand strike as Biden prepares to join picket line

Al Jazeera  

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LA Times  

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LA Times  

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Associated Press  

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Al Jazeera  

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Autoworkers strike would test Biden’s claim that he’s the most pro-union president in US history
1 year, 3 months ago

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Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — The prospect of an autoworkers strike could test Joe Biden’s treasured assertion that he’s the most pro-union president in U.S. history. “If we suffer, the American economy suffers.” Biden has built his political career around just such an argument, repeating the mantra that the “middle class built America, and that unions built the middle class.” His administration …

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