Trump Takes Working-Class Hero Tour to Detroit’s Divided Union
- ‘Let’s give him a chance,’ Fiat Chrysler line worker says
- Obama-allied UAW chief says union won’t abandon principles
Trump to Review Fuel-Economy Rules for Automakers
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President Donald Trump is returning to one of American labor’s last remaining strongholds with a message that could drive a wedge between long Democratic-leaning union leadership and members that are breaking ranks.
Trump will court United Auto Workers members in their backyard Wednesday, pledging to reopen a review of auto industry fuel economy standards. The president’s claims he’s lifting regulations that hinder jobs risks dividing rank-and-file union workers -- who backed the Republican at rates last achieved by Ronald Reagan -- against UAW leadership that worked with the Obama administration on the rules and has stood by them.