Biden backs US auto workers, saying profits should be shared 'fairly'

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Biden backs US auto workers, saying profits should be shared 'fairly'
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WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden sided with striking US auto workers on Friday (Sep 15), saying they had not been given a fair cut of record profits at the 'Big Three' manufacturers. 'Auto companies have seen record profits. Those record profits have not been shared fairly, in my view, with those workers,'

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden sided with striking US auto workers on Friday , saying they had not been given a fair cut of record profits at the"Big Three" manufacturers.

In televised remarks from the White House, Biden urged a contract that"sustains in the middle class."The strikes threaten Biden's 2024 re-election momentum, as he often touts his support for unions and has made reviving US manufacturing a key campaign plank.

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