In an extraordinary show of support for organized labor, President Biden said he would join workers in Michigan on the front lines of their strike against leading automakers.
In an extraordinary show of support for organized labor, President Biden said he would join workers in Michigan on the front lines of their strike against leading automakers.
No he did not.
They got a 14.1% raise, and then five $1,000 lump sum payments that together add up to a 24% raise. Trick is that the starting point for future negotiations is that 14.1% raise, not the 24%.
The big fight was over paid sick leave, which he completely shafted them on.
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/02/1140265413/rail-workers-biden-unions-freight-railroads-averted-strike
One company(CSX) representing less than 4.5% of the rail workers came to an agreement on their own that the white house takes credit for, but the CEO of CSX says they weren’t involved in the talks.
Senators Sanders and GOP Mike Braun put pressure on the others to follow suite.
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1155763336/freight-rail-workers-union-paid-sick-leave-bernie-sanders-csx