Biden makes history by joining striking

pick-it
autoworkers on the picket line group of protesting workers.
to be on strike - to refuse to continue working because of an argument with an employer
about working conditions, pay levels, or job losses.

President Joe Biden made history today

when he visited a picket line in Michigan in
a show of loyalty to autoworkers who are
striking for higher wages and cost-of-living
more money
increases. money to compensate the higher
cost of living (food, housing, gas, etc)

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 to polish one’s image - to improve/make better/more attractive

Biden is looking to polish his pro-labor

someone’s image in a particular situation.
currently in power
persona as he becomes the first sitting
president to appear on a picket line.
noun
The United Auto Workers strike against the
Big Three auto companies — General
Motors, Ford and Chrysler maker Stellantis
— has entered its 11th day.
The workers have been on strike for 11 days. (to be on strike) - Biden is siding with
The workers went on strike 11 days ago. (to go on strike) the workers.
- Biden is supporting
In traveling to Wayne County at the the workers.
invitation of the UAW president, Shawn directly and firmly
Fain, Biden is positioning himself squarely
on the side of striking workers, after the
White House spent weeks quietly seeing
whether it could play a more neutral role in
to help solve a conflict by communicating with the parties involved.
mediating
a mediator
the dispute between labor and
conflict
management.

Biden’s appearance also reflects the

political reality of the moment. As he runs
for a second term, he needs to win Rust
Belt states like Michigan and can ill afford to
can’t afford to

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 to make someone feel that they are different and not part of a group.

alienate workers and their families by

aligning himself with well-paid corporate
executives. …by siding with GM, Ford and Chrysler.

Biden’s likely opponent in the 2024 general

election seems to have made a similar
calculation: Donald Trump is due to address
UAW workers in Michigan on Wednesday.
My wife and I “are at a standoff”. I want to accept the promotion in Germany, but she
wants to stay in France.

Presidents often like to preserve space for

themselves in such standoffs so that both
sides will consider them a fair broker. Biden
also worried about intervening too directly
in a strike whose economic cost has
already exceeded $1.6 billion.
To intervene - to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation to improve it or prevent it
from getting worse.

The kids have been fighting all day. We should probably intervene.

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