President Joe Biden dismissed concerns regarding a possible United Auto Workers strike that could have disastrous implications for the president's 2024 reelection campaign as he works to promote his administration's economic agenda.
The UAW has filed unfair labor practice charges against Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis as the union has attempted to negotiate over unfair wages and pensions. The union voted in favor of a strike if demands are not met by Sept. 14, when its four-year contract expires.However, Biden told reporters on Monday that he was not concerned about the looming strike.
"No, I’m not worried about a strike until it happens," the president said."I don’t think it’s going to happen.” His comments come as he was headed to Philadelphia to deliver comments at the Sheet Metal Workers' Local 19 celebrating Labor Day and honoring unions at the Annual Tri-State Labor Day Parade.
Biden also appealed to labor unions in an op-ed on Sunday in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel touting his economic policies that have created new jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its employment report on Friday, announcing that the economy beat expectations and added 187,000 jobs in August.The president has struggled to secure endorsements for his 2024 reelection bid from the UAW and Teamsters. Both organizations have threatened to go on strike. Both groups endorsed Biden in 2020.
In July, the Teamsters narrowly avoided a strike, which would have been the largest single employer strike in United States history. A majority of UPS workers voted to strike.
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