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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGreat newspaper article on Trump's coming visit to the UAW picket line.
He's not as welcome as his campaign lets on. I'll not post much of it because I want to strongly encourage everyone to read it in its entirety. It's scathingly rich.
Union leaders, including former Lordstown official, say hes no ally
LANSING, Mich. When former President Donald Trump visits Detroit next week, hell be looking to blunt criticisms from a United Auto Workers union leadership that has said a second term for him would be a disaster for workers.
Trump will bypass the second Republican presidential debate Wednesday to instead visit striking autoworkers in Michigan, where he has looked to position himself as an ally of blue-collar workers by promising to raise wages and protect jobs if elected to a second term.
But union leaders say Trumps record in the White House speaks for itself. Union leaders have said his first term was far from worker-friendly, citing unfavorable rulings from the nations top labor board and the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as unfulfilled promises of automotive jobs. While the United Auto Workers union has withheld an endorsement in the 2024 presidential race, its leadership has repeatedly rebuffed Trump.
The rest is here:
https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2023/09/former-lordstown-gm-union-official-says-trumps-no-ally/

JohnSJ
(97,340 posts)lesson from that experience
ananda
(31,208 posts)...
Besides, that GQP koolaid is strong.
LiberalFighter
(53,544 posts)The problem is that was forty years ago (eight elections ago) and many either didn't live through that or are now deceased. The percentage of union members has also gone down.
samplegirl
(12,451 posts)He was going to save the day here in Ohio!!!!
Not one job came from him and people in Ohio stroll love him!
mountain grammy
(27,507 posts)I hope he doesn't get any kind of welcome, but I also know trump has support there. Very foolish of any working person, union or not, to support someone like trump..
struggle4progress
(121,258 posts)Response to JohnnyRingo (Original post)
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