Biden Puts Union Support at Center of Agenda

President Biden has packed his agenda with pro-labor provisions, as Democrats try to keep union members from gravitating toward the GOP

at one of the coffee giant’s own U.S. cafes in its 50-year history. The White House, while not commenting specifically on that case, pointed to Mr. Biden’s support of workers’ right to organize if they so choose. On Friday, the president condemned a plan by cereal makerto permanently replace about 1,400 striking union workers, calling it an “existential attack on the union and its members’ jobs and livelihoods.”Inc.

that include a measure aimed at helping unionized companies win billions of dollars in new green-energy projects, additional funding for home-care services provided by union workers and heightened fines for violations of workplace safety. Democrats in recent years have struggled to win the backing of white noncollege-educated voters, adding to concerns about holding the support of union members, particularly those in building trades.

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