US President Joe Biden has joined an auto workers union picket line. Reportedly, it is the first time a sitting American president has joined a strike. It is believed around 13,000 auto workers walked off the job over a number of different concerns, including a 40 per cent pay rise. Mr Biden spoke to the union, saying “you guys … saved the automobile industry back in 2008”. “Companies were in trouble but now they’re doing incredibly well. “And guess what? You should be doing incredibly well too.”
Reportedly, it is the first time a sitting American president has joined a strike. It is believed around 13,000 auto workers walked off the job over a number of different concerns, including a 40 per cent pay rise.
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