Labour historians say they cannot recall an instance when a sitting president has joined an ongoing strike.
President Joe Biden has joined the United Auto Workers on the 12th day of their strike against major car makers, a demonstration of support for organised labour apparently unparalleled in presidential history.UAW president Shawn Fain was the first to greet Mr Biden on the tarmac, and he joined him in the presidential limousine for a ride to the picket line.
Labour historians say they cannot recall an instance when a sitting president has joined an ongoing strike, even during the tenures of the more ardent pro-union presidents such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman. Mr Biden will be arriving one day before former president Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, goes to Detroit to hold his own event in an attempt to woo car workers – even though union leaders say he is no ally.
But sitting presidents, who have to balance the rights of workers with disruptions to the economy, supply chains and other facets of everyday life, have long wanted to stay out of the strike fray — until Mr Biden.
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