Sanders has promoted the strikes as a pivotal moment in a broader campaign to raise living standards for working people across the U.S.
Fain said Friday striking workers are "fighting for the justice of the working class." He accused the automakers of "price-gouging" consumers, "ripping off" the taxpayer and "shortchanging" workers.
Sanders took the helm of the powerful Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in February. In one of his first acts as chair, he threatened to subpoenaThe senator has accused Ford, GM and Stellantis of hiking the compensation of their CEOs while failing to provide commensurate wage increases to their workers.
"There was once a time when a union job in the automobile industry was the gold standard for the working class of this country. Those days are sadly long gone," Sanders said.
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