Joe Biden Becomes First President to Join a Picket Line as He Supports Striking Autoworkers: ‘Stick with It’
Posted on AllSides September 26th, 2023
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Joe Biden made history as he walked with United Auto Workers strikers in Michigan on Tuesday, marking the first time a president has joined a picket line. The president told strikers to “stick with it” at a warehouse west of Detroit, where they have been striking for 12 days, per the traveling White House press pool. “You deserve a significant raise,” he said through a bullhorn. Biden, 80, interacted with several autoworkers at the General Motors warehouse, wading into the crowd to shake hands. After a reporter asked if the...