Biden officials downplayed the likelihood that there would be a major financial fallout if uaw and teamsters strike, saying that the economy is resilient and supply chains are healing. But while the ev transition threatens to hurt unionized autoworkers. Joe biden has joined members of the united auto workers (uaw) union on the picket line in michigan, a first for a sitting us president flanked by union workers and holding a red megaphone, biden.
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At the start of contract talks between uaw and management at general motors, ford and stellantis, biden spoke to both sides and encouraged them to stay at the negotiating table until they reach an agreement, he said But now that the two sides have arrived at an impasse, biden said he understands why the union decided to strike. Uaw president shawn fain, left, clasps hands with president biden after endorsing his bid for reelection Saul loeb/afp via getty images symbolically, it shores up biden’s backing by organized.