Democratic presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Joe Biden, as well as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, have all shown support for the 48,000 UAW workers who went on strike Sunday night due to failed contract negotiations with General Motors.
The auto workers walked off factory floors across the country on Monday, after contract negotiations failed to materialize by a deadline at midnight — resulting in 33 manufacturing plants in nine states closing, along with 22 parts distribution warehouses. It is the first national strike by the union since a two-day strike in 2007, which cost GM more than $300 million a day.
[content-1] Senator Bernie Sanders tweeted a message to GM, calling for the company to “end the greed, sit down with the UAW and work out an agreement that treats your workers with the respect and the dignity they deserve.” Sanders, a longtime advocate of working-class Americans, has a goal of increasing union membership twofold should he be elected as president.
Senator Elizabeth Warren also followed suit: “I stand with @UAW as they strike to get what they deserve, and urge GM to come to the table and negotiate in good faith,” she tweeted.
A tweet from former Vice President Joe Biden indicated that “America's workers deserve better.”
Tlaib also tweeted support for the workers prior to the strike.…