The president embraced union members — and a strike that could have serious economic consequences.
Wearing a UAW hat and a sweatshirt with the presidential seal, Biden triggered broad applause when he told the crowd of about 200 people that they “deserve a significant raise.”
“Let’s keep going,” he said later, before walking among the picketers to give out fist bumps and pose for selfies. “You deserve what you’ve earned. And you deserve a whole hell of a lot more than you’re getting paid now.”
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Didn’t know he did that. That’s not the preferred action, but better than I expected.
Exactly my reaction :)