Looming auto workers strike could cost $5 billion in just 10 days, new analysis says
Looming auto workers strike could cost $5 billion in just 10 days, new analysis says
A work stoppage by nearly 150,000 UAW workers would result in an economic loss of more than $5 billion after 10 days, according to Anderson Economic Group.
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The union backed Biden against then-President Trump in 2020, but it announced in May it would withhold its endorsement.
(That quote is from another story, because the CNBC site was being weird. https://thehill.com/business/4152444-5-things-to-know-about-a-possible-uaw-strike/)
I’m on the side of the workers, of course, but this pisses me off.
Why? Biden literally made it illegal for rail workers to strike
Right before a train derailed in Ohio and the feds allowed the cleanup crew to burn the toxic material leaving looming black clouds over the city for days.
It’s an emotional response, not a rational one.
What’s rational about a union supporting a president that made strikes illegal?!
Especially strikes that were desperately needed.