Joe Biden and Donald Trump will speak to striking auto workers in rare back-to-back events in Michigan this week, highlighting how important unions are to the 2024 presidential election, even though they represent a tiny fraction of U.S. workers.
seeking wage rises to match CEO pay jumps, shorter work weeks and job security as the industry moves toward electric vehicles.from a full walkout.
"There definitely needs to be more of a light shined on the auto industry," said Brandon Cappelletty, 25, who was on a picket line in Toledo, Ohio last week. "The politicians need to back us a lot more."The auto industry and its labor movement are deeply intertwined with Michigan's politics and that of other Midwestern U.S. states.
The Trump administration's stance on labor issues was "unconditionally anti-union," said Robert Bruno, professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois. Republicans believe Biden's push to electrify America's vehicle fleet, by pumping billions of dollars of tax rebates into EV manufacturing, is unpopular with auto workers.
Trump is banking on driving a wedge between union members and their leaders, who criticized the former president's labor policies during his term, labor experts said.
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