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General Category => Elections 2024 => Topic started by: mystery-ak on March 20, 2024, 10:14:19 pm
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Biden picks up United Steelworkers endorsement days after coming out against US Steel sale
By
Haisten Willis
March 20, 2024 4:58 pm
The United Steelworkers endorsed President Joe Biden just days after he announced his opposition to the sale of U.S. Steel to a foreign competitor.
“President Biden proved time and again during his first term that he stands with working families,” USW President David McCall said. “His vision and leadership allowed our nation to strengthen workers’ access to collective bargaining, grow the middle class, and embark on a path to widespread prosperity.”
Biden and McCall spoke last week, during which the president reiterated he “has the steelworkers back.”
Both Biden and former president Donald Trump have opposed the sale of U.S. Steel to Japanese firm Nippon Steel, a deal that is under review by the Committee on Foreign Investment. Trump came out against it in December, and Biden joined in last week. McCall has outlined his own concerns with the deal.
The union says it spent months considering the endorsement and surveyed members regarding their “top priorities.” It also sent questionnaires to presidential candidates.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/2930759/biden-united-steelworkers-endorsement-against-us-steel-sale/
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Right.
And the Teamsters are holding out...
Maybe they don't think they will be happy with electric trucks...
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Remember that when you see such union "endorsements", that these are coming from the leadership, which got to where they are by being leftist.
What the rank-and-file thinks about things, is often somewhat different.