Biden Visits Michigan to Meet With UAW Members as Race for Labor Support Intensifies

Published on February 1, 2024

President Joe Biden traveled to Michigan on Feb. 1 to meet with members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) to celebrate the group’s endorsement for his reelection campaign. The visit came as both the sitting president and his predecessor, Donald Trump, are vying for blue-collar worker support in the 2024 presidential election. The UAW officially endorsed Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign on Jan. 24. The endorsement came a few months after President Biden visited a Michigan picket line in September 2023 in support of striking workers. UAW President Shawn Fain was initially hesitant to endorse the president, but later stated that the president had backed their causes and “stood with us in our fights.”...