Joe Biden will be the first sitting President to join a picket line as he's expected to walk with striking UAW members on Tuesday. Here's what we know about his visit and how to watch it all.
It only took a few hours for the President to answer the call – and agree to join picketers on the sidewalks of Michigan, potentially making history.
"Tuesday, I’ll go to Michigan to join the picket line and stand in solidarity with the men and women of UAW as they fight for a fair share of the value they helped create. It’s time for a win-win agreement that keeps American auto manufacturing thriving with well-paid UAW jobs," Biden said in a post on X , confirming the move.The White House had been quiet about Biden's specific plans to join the union until Tuesday morning when they released the President's travel plans.
"This is absolutely unprecedented. No president has ever walked a picket line before," said Erik Loomis, a professor at the University of Rhode Island and an expert on U.S. labor history. Presidents historically "avoided direct participation in strikes. They saw themselves more as mediators. They did not see it as their place to directly intervene in a strike or in labor action.
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