President Biden's appearance alongside striking union workers appears to be unprecedented, according to labor historians.
President Biden's unprecedented appearance Tuesday on a picket line in Michigan will test his support with rank-and-file union voters in a key 2024 battleground state.
"The symbolism is huge," Joseph McCartin, an expert on U.S. labor history at Georgetown University, toldUAW workers picket outside of Ford's Wayne Assembly Plant on September 26, 2023 in Wayne, Michigan.In the past presidents have expressed solidarity with organized labor, but Biden's appearance alongside striking union workers appears to be unprecedented, according to labor historians.
Biden's decision to break from the longstanding tradition of U.S. presidents taking a hands-off approach to labor disputes is in keeping with his vocal support for unions. Biden often describes himself as the"most pro-union president" in American history.Donald Trump
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