Presiden Persatuan Mengecam Biden Atas Pemogokan UAW
United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain contested President Joe Bidens description of negotiations between the union and the Big Three auto manufacturers, accusing the White House, the companies and corporate media of being “afraid” of the strike in a statement Friday. United Automobile Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain speaks as UAW members and their supporters AFP melalui Getty Images Fakta-fakta kunci Fain said he agrees with Bidens sentiment that “record profits” for the companies should equate to “record contracts,” but disagrees that “negotiations have broken down,” insisting that leadership at the companies and the UAW “are hard at work at the bargaining table.” Fain also accused “the media” of using “fear tactics about how were going to wreck the economy . . . the truth is we are going to wreck the billionaire economy,” he said. While largely enjoying unequivocal support from unions, Biden has been treated with suspicion by the UAW because of his outspoken support of electric vehicles, which he belives is important to combat climate change, but the union is afraid will lead to fewer jobs. Fain issued the statement shortly after Biden spoke from the White House following a strike that began at midnight Thursday, when about 13,000 UAW workers walked out