The Picketer-in-Chief

This week, President Biden made history as the first president to visit a picket line while in office. Biden walked the picket line on Tuesday to show his support for striking members of the United Auto Workers union who are calling for shorter workweeks, better benefits, and substantial raises that match the raises that CEOs at the big 3 American auto manufacturers have given themselves.

UAW President Shawn Fain offered Biden his bullhorn, and Biden told the picket line, “Wall Street didn’t build this country, the middle class built this country. The unions built the middle class. That’s a fact.” To cheers, he continued, “Let’s keep going, you deserve what you’ve earned. And you’ve earned a hell of a lot more than you’re getting paid now.”

In his own speech, Fain underscored Biden’s points, telling the crowd, “These CEOs sit in their offices. They sit in meetings. They make decisions. But we make the product. They think they own the world, but we make it run.” Fain concluded, “The CEOs think the future belongs to them. Today belongs to the auto workers and the working class.”

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