According to reports, the United Auto Workers union (UAW) has threatened to strike against major U.S. automobile manufacturers. The deadline is September when the union contract expires. It’s telling that the president of the union believes the obvious solution for the impasse. Later, we’ll get to that.
First, let’s clear up the basics of how and when UAW claims it may strike.
The United Auto Workers union (UAW), said that a majority of employees at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis — formerly Chrysler — have voted in favor of a strike if they do not get a “fair deal” during contract negotiations.
The union has been in talks with the three automakers, representing more than 400,000 members, for several weeks, to secure higher wages, better pensions, and job security before the expiration of the UAW contract on Sept. 14.
While trying to maintain an impartial tone, Joe Biden appeared to have tipped his hand with comments made earlier in August.
In the midst of the negotiations between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three Auto Companies, one month before their contract expires, I would like to make it clear where I stand. I ask all parties to come together and forge an agreement that is fair.
He went on to say that “the UAW contributed to the creation of the middle-class in the U.S., and deserves a contract which sustains the middle-class.”
The union is not happy with something else Biden said in his remarks: he pushed, yet again, the Administration’s plans to force a “transition” from gasoline to electric vehicles (EVs) on Americans.
Biden said that he is in favor of a fair transition towards a future powered by clean energy, and he doubled down on this issue. The UAW has withheld its support for its reelection campaign due to concerns about the White House’s focus on electric cars (EVs).
UAW President Shawn Fain commented via livestream following the announcement of the strike. He hinted, but not too subtly that the union relies on Biden and his Democrat friends to tip the scales during negotiations with the Big Three.
…. Fain told members Biden was “not in our contract”, but that there are expectations that “the government, when they give all our tax dollars and these companies form joint ventures, they circumvent their obligations to us and our standards. That something needs to be changed.
It’s up to the Biden administration, and our members of Congress, to fix these things. Our tax dollars should not be going to companies that do not have any conditions.
“Our people in Congress.” As the strike deadline approaches, this could become awkward for UAW and Democrats, who are still at the mercy of radical progressives within their own party.
