Biden strikes with UAW workers: ‘You deserve a hell of a lot more’

Biden urges striking auto workers to 'stick with it' in picket line visit unparalleled in history

President Joe Biden grabbed a bullhorn on the picket line Tuesday and urged striking auto workers to “stick with it” in an unparalleled show of support for organized labor by a modern president.

Biden Makes History, Becomes First President to Join Striking Workers

US President Joe Biden told striking auto workers in Michigan that they deserve a lot more than what they are getting and urged companies to give them their raise.

Biden Visits UAW Picket Line to Support Union

President Joe Biden became the first U.S. president to join a picket line when he appeared before the United Auto Workers on Tuesday in Michigan. Biden declared on Friday on the social media platform X that he would join the picket line and “stand in solidarity with the men and women of UAW as they fight for a fair share of the value they helped create.” He showed up on Tuesday at a General Motors redistribution center just outside Detroit to wa…

Biden urges striking auto workers to ‘stick with it’ in picket line visit unparalleled in history

By SEUNG MIN KIM, TOM KRISHER and CHRIS MEGERIAN (Associated Press) VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden grabbed a bullhorn on the picket line Tuesday and urged striking auto workers to “stick with it” in an unparalleled show of support for organized labor by a modern president. Donning a union ballcap and exchanging fist bumps, Biden told United Auto Workers strikers that “you deserve the significant raise you need” as he stoppe…

In a First for a US President, Biden Joins Auto Worker Picket Line

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden became the first known sitting U.S. president to join a labor strike, standing with auto workers in Michigan as they campaign for a 40 percent pay raise and a 32-hour work week. But can the top government employee move the top three American automakers? VOA’s Anita Powell reports from Washington.