A UAW strike involving thousands of workers could send tremors through the president's hopes for reelection, and his efforts to cut U.S. carbon emissions.
The strike that the United Auto Workers is threatening to launch as soon as midnight could close some of the state’s biggest factories for weeks and upend the economy. It could also hobble manufacturers’ efforts to expand electric vehicles at a time when the United States is trying to address climate change following a catastrophic summer of extreme weather.
UAW President Shawn Fain said Wednesday night that a rolling series of strikes was likely, starting at a few facilities and growing if the union and companies can’t reach a deal. Cherry said the political discussion among many Democrats is not yet focused on the party’s prospects in 2024 but rather on how to support the thousands of workers in their districts who could soon be out of work. His district alone, he said, has dozens of large and small auto manufacturing facilities as well as parts suppliers.
Any economic downturn from the potential strike would cut against the administration’s messaging around “Bidenomics” and the surge in clean energy manufacturing that is already occurring. The rapidly emerging clean energy economy that Biden’s climate policies have spurred — and its impact on worker salaries — is also an issue orbiting the talks.
Even though he has declined to endorse Biden, Fain has said the union will never endorse Trump for president because of his numerous anti-labor positions.
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