Joe Biden to join picket line of UAW employees

Joe Biden is going to stand with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union on the picket line in Michigan. This will be the first time a sitting US president does this.

Mr Biden is going to visit car workers in the area before his main competitor, Donald Trump, does the same thing.

The White House announced that the president will not participate in negotiations, but he will still give a speech.

Mr Biden has proudly claimed to be the president who supports labor unions the most in the history of the United States.

US lawmakers and presidential candidates often visit strikes to show support for American workers. however, it is unusual for a current president to do the same.

In September, the UAW went on strike against Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. They were demanding better wages and other improvements in their new labor contracts.

The White House was very involved in settling a disagreement between rail workers in 2022. The White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, told reporters on Monday that they were not going to participate in negotiations. She did not give an answer about whether Mr. Biden supports the current UAW proposal.

Ms Jean-Pierre said that Mr. Biden is visiting Michigan to demonstrate our backing for the car industry employees.

“To make it clear, he is supporting them to ensure they receive an equal portion,” she said.

The White House said that Mr Biden would visit the UAW workers last week, after Mr Trump said he would not attend the Republican presidential debate on September 27th in California. Instead, he would go to Detroit, which is where cars and trucks are made in the US.

On his social media site called Truth Social, Mr. Trump expressed his anger and claimed he had initiated the presidential visit.

“Joe Biden, who is not honest, didn’t plan to visit the United Autoworkers until I said I was going to Michigan to support them and assist them,” he stated.

The president of the UAW group, Shawn Fain, invited Mr. Biden to visit their members. Shawn Fain has sometimes said negative things about Mr.

In a post on Truth Social, Mr. Trump, who has not been invited by the UAW, promised that auto workers will be in trouble if they don’t support him and if he doesn’t win the election.

MrBiden and Mr. Trump, who is currently leading in the race to become the Republican nominee, are both making visits to an important region called the Rust Belt. This region is crucial for both Republicans and Democrats in terms of winning elections. The Rust Belt is known for having a lot of blue-collar workers, such as members of the UAW (United Auto Workers) union, who play a significant role in voting.

The competition for votes in Michigan is expected to be very fierce. Democrats just barely won the state in the 2020 presidential election, even though they had lost there in 2016.

In 2020, the UAW supported Mr Biden for President. However, for the 2024 election, they haven’t chosen a favorite candidate yet. They believe that any candidate who wants their support must prove they deserve it.

MrBiden’s visit to the picket line is happening at the same time when his administration is working towards increasing electric vehicle production in the United States. Some union members are worried because they think that electric vehicles need less workers to make them, and they might be made in factories that are not part of the union and pay workers much less money.