United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain met on Wednesday with President Joe Biden at the White House as the union briefed staff on contract talks with the Detroit Three automakers.
Fain, who was on Capitol Hill meeting with lawmakers to discuss the labor talks and the union's push for higher wages and benefits, has not yet endorsed Biden for re-election and has criticized some administration EV policies. Most other major unions have already endorsed Biden.
The UAW leadership had asked for time to brief White House senior staff on Detroit Three contract negotiations, a White House official said. That meeting took place on Wednesday in the West Wing, and when Biden learned of it, he asked to also talk directly with Fain and the two had a brief meeting, the official added.
Last month, Fain harshly criticized the U.S. Energy Department plan to lend $9.2 billion to a joint venture of Ford MotorAsked about his message for Biden on how he could boost autoworkers given the federal incentives, Fain said: "We just really discussed what options are out there. We just have to see where things go."
Fain said last week the UAW was not ready to endorse Biden yet: "We have expectations and that's why we haven't made endorsements yet. We expect people to be there for us if they want our endorsement."Fain, who represents 150,000 U.S. hourly workers at General Motors
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