In an extraordinary show of support for organized labor, President Biden said he would join workers in Michigan on the front lines of their strike against leading automakers.

This is a really big deal; it’s been a very long time since we saw a President explicitly siding with labor over capital in a dispute like this.

  • EchEnglish
    5·
    9 months ago

    Openly shutting down a strike and quietly accommodating the workers doesn’t fix the problem. They weakened strikes as a resource for workers, and showed that they’ll undercut workers decisions when push comes to shove, forcing them to play the way the government allows. After choices like that, moves like this feel more like PR than actual support.