Biden Versus Trump: UAW Workers Split on Who Is Best Champion of Working Class

President Biden has repeatedly called himself the ’most pro-union president' in American history, but not all union members agree.
Biden Versus Trump: UAW Workers Split on Who Is Best Champion of Working Class
President Joe Biden addresses a UAW picket line at a General Motors Service Parts Operations plant in Belleville, Mich., on Sept. 26, 2023. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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Since the United Auto Workers (UAW) went on strike against the country’s top automakers on Sept. 15, the key battleground state of Michigan has become a focus for President Joe Biden and his leading Republican rival, former President Donald Trump. Last month, both visited the epicenter of the U.S. car industry to win blue-collar support for the 2024 presidential race.

The Epoch Times spoke with more than a dozen UAW members to find out who they believed was the best president to protect the rights of the working class. Although union members seem to be united in their fight for better pay and benefits, they find themselves divided on the political side.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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