Biden celebrates ‘historic’ UAW-Ford labor agreement

President Joe Biden touted the tentative agreement reached between Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers Wednesday as a “testament” to the power of collective bargaining.

Biden joined UAW workers on the picket line in Detroit in September, the first time a sitting U.S. president had picketed with union members.

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“I applaud the UAW and Ford for coming together after a hard fought, good faith negotiation and reaching a historic tentative agreement tonight,” Biden wrote in a statement. “This tentative agreement provides a record raise to auto workers who have sacrificed so much to ensure our iconic Big Three companies can still lead the world in quality and innovation.”

The president claimed that the new deal, which includes a 25% increase to base wages through April 2028, was “critical to building an economy from the middle out and bottom up,” the core thrust of his “Bidenomics” platform.

“I’ve always believed the middle class built America and unions built the middle class. That is especially the case for UAW workers who built an iconic American industry,” he continued. “It’s showing how collective bargaining works by providing workers a seat at the table and the opportunity to improve their lives while contributing fully to their employer’s success. This tentative agreement is a testament to the power of employers and employees coming together to work out their differences at the bargaining table in a manner that helps businesses succeed while helping workers secure pay and benefits they can raise a family on and retire with dignity and respect.”

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UAW endorsed Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign but has yet to formally back a candidate heading into the 2024 general election cycle.

Former President Donald Trump won Michigan in the 2016 general election and greatly increased his public outreach to UAW members throughout the more than 40-day strike.