.MaddowBlog: Joe Biden assured workers he'd be 'the most pro-union president you've ever seen.' His statement on Kellogg's suggests he meant it.
, the developments were not well received at the White House.
"...I am deeply troubled by reports of Kellogg's plans to permanently replace striking workers from the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International during their ongoing collective bargaining negotiations," Biden said in."Permanently replacing striking workers is an existential attack on the union and its members' jobs and livelihoods.
To be sure, there's a difference between official statements and official action. That said, there's not a lot Biden can do to prevent Kellogg's from hiring permanent replacement workers, aside from applying public pressure — which is exactly what he did.to suggest striking workers not only noticed the presidential statement, but also celebrated it.
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