President Biden on the UAW picket lines
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I wonder how Joe and his handlers are going to spin all the jobs that will be lost in the industry due to the government EV push.
Why can't UAW workers build EV's?
Probably similar to the horse and carriage workers out of a job in 1920?
His presence there is inappropriate.
Wouldn't it be something if the companies moved on and fired them all?
Wouldn't it be something if the companies moved on and fired them all?
Yeah but what if that doesn’t happen? What fake outrage will you conjure up next?
I get that you have small man’s syndrome, but take a break from the doom and gloom day dreams Bitch.
Well the good thing is that the switch to EV's will be somewhat gradual so as more people are buying EV's and automakers are producing more EV's they can let the former autoworkers retire out or exit out of their own free will until they get down to the right number.
Hopefully.
There are a lot of jobs that may be eventually lost due to EV's. The entire oil and gas industry, mechanics, oil change places, replacement parts industry.
Bringing back Manufacturing jobs from overseas! Especially those items that we can't afford to delay because of supply chain issues. USA!!
Sounds like a massive crowd showed up.
Finance showcasing his special brand of stupid I see. Don’t ever change bro!
Wouldn’t it have been something if we had let them go out of business in 2009 rather than bailing them out?
First President in History to walk a picket line....dozens of people show up.
Are cars going away just because they are run on a different fuel?
Well he'll have to find a nice clean lithium mine in the US. Instead, he's cutting off mining in places like New Mexico at an unprecedented pace. It's more likely that EV cars will be increasingly imported. Maybe the car bodies and parts of the chassis will still be assembled here.
The jobs to create the EV infrastructure cannot be "outsourced overseas"....
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How the UAW strike is affecting workers and the economy
As the historic United Auto Workers strike against the Detroit Three automakers nears a third week, thousands of workers have been laid off and the vehicle giants are starting to count losses.
The big picture: The strike that started on Sept. 15 resulted in $3.95 billion in economic losses in its first two weeks, per a report from consulting firm Anderson Economic Group.
- Of that, $325 million was in direct wages lost, $1.12 billion was in losses for Detroit 3 manufacturers, $1.29 billion was in supplier losses and $1.2 billion was in dealer and customer losses, per the report.
- General Motors, for one, has said the strike has already cost the company $200 million in the first two weeks.
- That's 1,330 people at Ford, 350 people at Stellantis and more than 2,100 at General Motors, per figures provided to Axios by the companies.
Catch up quick: The strike initially targeted one assembly plant from each of the automakers but the union then expanded the strike to target 38 parts distribution centers and two more assembly plants.
- Some 25,000 workers, or 17% of UAW members, at the Big Three, are currently on strike.
- The union had made an initial demand for a 40% pay increase and a return to traditional pensions and retiree health care.
