In an extraordinary show of support for organized labor, President Biden said he would join workers in Michigan on the front lines of their strike against leading automakers.
Man, if the DNC wasn’t a bunch of corporate shills and had let Bernie actually run a campain and supported his groundswell we wouldn’t have to have Biden in the whiplash-inducing position he’s been in:
- break railworker strike, then work behind closed doors to get them their demands
- appoint very pro-labor NLRB member who has done good work
- now join an actual labor protest against an industry our government bailed out to the tune of ~50b in 08/09 and gives massive tax subsidies to
TLDR; it’s good to see from someone who claims to represent the everyman, but until elected officials get more left than the democrats and start showing what they can do for poor white folks (minimum wage, visible labor protection, childcare, healthcare, etc.) they’re going to continue to lose them to TV crazies.
Sunforged@lemmy.world 1 year ago
UAW has publicly stated they are withholding endorsement of Biden until he supports the UAW’s efforts to unionize electric vehicle facilities. That has yet to happen. Biden has actual influence over the big three that rank and file don’t, standing on the picket line is very performative unless it’s followed up by action.
For all you libs who take this criticism personally, understand that this is a good start. But that’s all it is. Applauding this without critical analysis is how Democrats diffuse political energy without delivering material gains.
unfreeradical@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Exactly what needs to be understood more broadly.
We have been conditioned to believe that power is exercised only from the top down.