How UAW Strike Will Impact Biden's Green Revolution

The United Auto Workers (UAW) strike launched early on Friday is likely to be an obstacle to the American car industry's transition towards electric vehicles pushed by the Biden administration, according to experts—as well as a crucial dilemma for the president.

Earlier this year, the Biden administration pushed forward legislation giving incentives to companies to manufacture electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its landmark climate legislation. While these measures were welcomed by climate activists, they disappointed the UAW, which said that the new rules failed to protect workers in the car industry.

This issue is likely to resurface in the incoming strike and be a thorn in the side of the president, potentially threatening the success of his Green New Deal and forcing Joe Biden to choose between making trade unions happy, or environmentalists.