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Joe Biden Is About to Go Where No President Has Gone Before (www.motherjones.com)

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On September 15, the United Auto Workers began a targeted strike against Ford, GM, and Stellantis (the conglomerate that includes Chrysler) in an effort to secure higher wages, a four-day work week, and other protections in the union’s next contract. The strike is a huge development for American workers, but it’s also a big deal for President Joe Biden—these car companies are central to his green-infrastructure agenda. The union wants assurances that the industry’s historic, heavily subsidized transition toward electric vehicles will work for them, too.

Biden, whose National Labor Relations Board has been an ally of labor organizers in fights against companies such as Amazon and Starbucks, has called himself “the most pro-union president in American history.” He has expressed support for the UAW’s cause (workers “deserve their fair share of the benefits they helped create,” he said last week) and has sent aides to Michigan to assist in the negotiations.

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[-] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org 41 points 1 year ago

It's wild to me that Biden broke the strike then got them the tiniest fucking concession afterwards and people think that's an argument that he somehow was on the side of the union the whole time. Getting 4 sick days a year is absolutely nothing compared to the whole list of grievances and it's embarrassing that people bring this up in response to him breaking the strike.

[-] banneryear1868@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

People comment "don't let good be the enemy of perfect" about this, as if what they got even approaches good. You see how low the bar is at least.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

If he was a Republican he would have them all fired and nationally ban unions. So, there’s that.

[-] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Again, how is that even constitutionally legal?

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

What specifically are you referring to, being non-constitutional action? And, where in the constitution do you feel forbids the action?

[-] HelloHotel@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think I was refering to the fact that i thoght you'd be forced to work, (if the soundbyte of what happened is even true) it's likely biden only banned protesting (witch is the real violation).

I failed to be reasonable because I didnt read the details of what he actually did ~~on a technical level~~ and posted while i was angry.

Edit: wow, im not critical enough of my own ideas here, fixed that

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

And how did Biden ban protesting? I think maybe you should get your mind off of politics and out of whatever right wing qanon garbage you’re ingesting.

[-] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I posted while angry, misread the facts and failed to properly call myself a dumbass for spreading Qanon level comments. I failed to interrogate my own claims to see if they made any sense.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Wow. Apology accepted! 👍

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