White House reverses course on planned Detroit visit, will monitor UAW strike remotely

The Biden administration has reversed plans to send a two-person team to Detroit this week with the UAW striking Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, saying they will instead continue to monitor the situation remotely. Last Friday, after the union began its limited strike of the Detroit Three automakers, demanding better wages and benefits and more job protection, President Joe Biden spoke in support of workers and said he would send senior adviser Gene Sperling and acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to Michigan this week to offer any help needed as...