Biden Downplays Threat of Possible UAW Strike on Automakers
- United Auto Workers locked in negotiations over new contract
- Members gave union leaders permission to strike if talks fail
Union workers gather prior to Joe Biden’s address, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Sept. 4.
Photographer: Mark Makela/Getty Images
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President Joe Biden said he did not think a threatened strike by the United Auto Workers union against Detroit’s big three legacy carmakers would take place, as the two sides struggle to reach a new contract.
“I’m not worried about a strike. I don’t think it’s going to happen,” Biden told reporters after arriving in Philadelphia, where he will deliver a Labor Day address Monday.