WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has said that he will visit Michigan in the upcoming week to meet striking autoworkers, Western media reported on Friday. The President said that the workers were demanding a fair share of the profits.
He said that he will travel to Michigan on Tuesday to express solidarity with autoworkers as they struggle for better pay. In a statement via his social media account, Joe Bident said that it is a time for a win-win deal that keeps US auto manufacturing flourishing with well-paid jobs.
Tuesday, I’ll go to Michigan to 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.
It’s time for a win-win agreement that keeps American auto manufacturing thriving with well-paid UAW jobs.
— President Biden (@POTUS) September 22, 2023
Around 12,700 autoworkers remain on protest as part of a coordinated labor action targeting major three American assembly plants following the prior 4-year labor contract expired. The strike has resulted in production slowdowns at key plants, affecting the Jeep Wrangler, Ford Bronco, and Chevrolet Colorado.
US auto workers went on protest to press three automakers into increasing wages in an era of large profits and as the industry starts a costly transition from gas consumers to electric cars.
