United States President Joe Biden joined a group of labour union members – auto workers who were on strike – on a picket line in Michigan on Tuesday.
American analysts describe the solidarity visit as an extraordinary gesture of support to a labour union by a sitting American president.
Clad in a baseball sweater, zip-up sweater, and brown shoes, the president took the opportunity to address the General Motors workers picketing at a distribution centre just west of Detroit in Belleville, Mich.
He declared through a bullhorn, “Unions built the middle class. It’s a fact!”
Mr Biden acknowledged the sacrifices made by the workers during their companies’ troubled times and emphasised that they should be reaping the benefits of their current success.
“Now they’re doing incredibly well. And guess what: You should be doing incredibly well, too,” he said.
The president urged the striking workers to “stick with it” as they continue to fight for better pay and benefits.
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