{"id":2044194,"date":"2023-09-25T16:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T20:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-says-biden-will-be-picketing-with-auto-union-workers-because-hes-deeply-pro-worker\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T16:59:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T20:59:18","slug":"buttigieg-says-biden-will-be-picketing-with-auto-union-workers-because-hes-deeply-pro-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-says-biden-will-be-picketing-with-auto-union-workers-because-hes-deeply-pro-worker\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttigieg: Biden Supports Auto Union Workers, Will Join Picketing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbuttigieg-says-biden-will-be-picketing-with-auto-union-workers-because-hes-deeply-pro-worker%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2044194&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L) Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images \/ (R) Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>1:42 PM \u2013 Monday, September 25, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Pete Buttigieg, the United States secretary of transportation, revealed on Sunday that President Joe Biden will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-says-biden-will-be-picketing-with-auto-union-workers-because-hes-deeply-pro-worker\/\" title=\"Buttigieg: Biden Supports Auto Union Workers, Will Join Picketing\">standing alongside auto union workers<\/a> on the picket line this week because\u2064 he is passionately pro-worker and not for any political advantage against former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Biden is set to visit Michigan on Tuesday to meet with members of the United Auto Workers union who are currently on strike, according to the White\u2062 House&#8217;s\u200b announcement on \u2063Friday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI \u200cthink this \u2064is President \u2062Biden being true \u2064to himself,\u201d Buttigieg said in an interview on <em>Meet the Press<\/em>, describing him as \u201cthe most unapologetically pro-worker, pro-union president we\u2019ve ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe President will join the picket line and stand in solidarity with \u200cthe men and women\u2062 of UAW as they fight for a fair share of the value they helped create,\u201d the administration said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Buttigieg emphasized that Biden&#8217;s presence is a testament to his strong support \u200bfor the union, and &#8220;that&#8217;s \u200bgoing to be on display, I think, when he&#8217;s on those picket lines.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Former President Trump will also address autoworkers in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-graham-careening-away-from-karine-jean-pierre\/\" title=\"Tim Graham: Careening Away From Karine Jean-Pierre\">prime-time speech<\/a> on Wednesday as \u2062a\u200d counterprogramming to the \u200dRepublican primary debate, \u200cwhich he will not be attending, according to sources who recently spoke with the press.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg claimed that Biden wants\u200d the auto sector \u200bto thrive\u200c and is also pushing for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-sends-700000-vaccines-to-south-korea-after-palestinians-back-out-of-deal\/\" title=\"Israel Sends 700,000 Vaccines to South Korea After Palestinians Back Out of Deal\">win-win deal<\/a> that benefits the workers.<\/p>\n<p>However, Buttigieg avoided answering\u2062 questions \u2062regarding specifics, such as what a win-win\u200d arrangement would entail and if the Biden administration would support\u2064 a four-day workweek proposal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhen\u2062 you \u2062have\u2064 record profits in this industry, there ought to be record pay and record benefits\u200d going to the workers who\u200b are creating that value.\u2063 That\u2019s only\u2064 fair.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>UAW President Shawn Fain, who has faced criticism from Trump in \u2063the past, extended an invitation to \u200dBiden to join the striking workers.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) praised Biden&#8217;s decision to support the workers during an appearance on CBS&#8217;s <em>Face the Nation<\/em>,\u200d calling it a &#8220;historic, historic event.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe have never seen in modern history a president show up to a picket line like this,\u201d AOC (D-N.Y.) asserted. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking \u200cnews blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Another wave of COVID mandates could be on \u200cthe horizon. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Supporters turn out in droves to see President \u200dTrump speak in Summerville, South \u2063Carolina. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Alaska Sea Life Center is caring \u2062for an orphaned otter in Seward,\u2062 Alaska.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Representative James Comer tells One America News\u2064 that the first hearing of the impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden will feature a review \u2064of the \u201cmountain of \u200devidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u2013 The United States argued on Tuesday that Alphabet Inc\u2019s Google broke the law in its efforts to dominate\u2064 online\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u2013 The U.S. Senate\u2019s top Democrat is bringing U.S. technology leaders \u200bincluding Tesla \u200dCEO Elon Musk, \u200bMeta\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) \u2013 ABB is spending $280 million on a new robotics factory in Sweden, the Swiss engineering and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 \u2063French Europe Minister Laurence Boon on Wednesday welcomed an anti-subsidy investigation \u2064into Chinese electric vehicles launched by the EU\u2026 \u200c <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200bHow does Secretary \u200bButtigieg describe Biden&#8217;s approach towards workers and\u2062 labor unions?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  President Biden\u200b will be standing alongside auto union\u2062 workers on the picket line this week in\u2063 a show of solidarity and\u2064 support. \u2064Pete Buttigieg, the United\u200b States\u2064 secretary of transportation,\u2063 revealed this information on Sunday,\u2062 clarifying that \u200cBiden&#8217;s actions are driven by \u200ca genuine pro-worker stance rather \u200dthan any political \u200badvantage \u200bagainst former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Biden is scheduled to \u2064visit Michigan on Tuesday \u2064to meet with members of\u2063 the United\u2062 Auto \u2064Workers union who are currently on\u2063 strike. This decision is seen as\u2062 a\u2063 significant step in showing the administration&#8217;s commitment to\u2063 supporting\u200b workers and labor unions.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg, speaking\u2064 in\u2062 an interview on Meet the \u2064Press,\u200c hailed Biden as &#8220;the most unapologetically pro-worker, pro-union \u200bpresident we&#8217;ve ever had.&#8221; He emphasized \u200bthat Biden&#8217;s presence on the picket \u200dline is a testament to his strong support for the union \u200band its members.<\/p>\n<p>The administration&#8217;s statement on the visit emphasized that Biden \u200dwould be joining the picket\u2064 line to stand in solidarity with the men and women of the \u2063UAW as they \u2063fight for a fair share of the value they helped create. This gesture reinforces Biden&#8217;s commitment to supporting workers and their rights.<\/p>\n<p>Former\u2063 President Trump will also be addressing autoworkers\u200c in a prime-time speech on Wednesday\u2062 as a counterprogramming to the Republican primary debate, which he will\u200c not be attending. This adds another layer of political significance to Biden&#8217;s visit\u2064 and \u200chighlights the contrast in support for workers \u2062between the two administrations.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg made \u200cit clear that Biden wants the auto sector to\u200b thrive and is pushing for a \u200dwin-win deal that benefits the workers. However, he did\u200b not provide \u200cspecifics on what this arrangement\u2062 would entail or \u200dwhether the Biden administration would support \u2064a four-day workweek proposal.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b UAW President, Shawn Fain, extended an invitation to Biden \u200dto join the striking \u200dworkers, and Biden&#8217;s decision to accept the invitation has been praised by Representative Alexandria \u2063Ocasio-Cortez (AOC).<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Biden&#8217;s visit to the picket line serves \u2062as \u2064a powerful \u200dsymbol \u2064of his commitment to the rights and welfare of workers. It also underscores \u200dhis \u200cadministration&#8217;s dedication to supporting labor unions \u2063and their\u200d efforts to secure fair treatment and benefits for their\u200b members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pete Buttigieg, US transportation secretary, announced that President Joe Biden will stand with auto union workers on the picket line this week. Biden&#8217;s support reflects his strong pro-worker stance. 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