UAW president Shawn Fain: "I truly find it pathetic when I hear Trump—a scab—talk about how he's going to bring back the auto industry and bring it back fast. When he was president, he didn't do a damn thing to help the auto industry. Plants were closing and left this country, and he did nothing to help it.”
Considering how aggressive unions can be, I imagine the UAW leadership isn’t happy with the Teamsters union for the RNC bullshit. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a lot of shit-flinging going on behind the scenes. It wouldn’t be the first time that unions have gone at each other’s throats.I hope they don’t start fighting though. While union support may be increasing, there’s still a risk that negative press could slow or halt unionization efforts.Edit: some other users have suggested that they may be playing political games to get the Dems to give them the support they’re looking for; which makes waaaay more sense than the Teamsters president actually supporting Trump.