Shawn Fain, the president of the United Auto Staff Union (UAW) has been very essential of Trump up to now. Actually, as you might bear in mind, Fain went as far as to endorse Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.
He’s singing a really completely different tune now.
Within the video under, Fain praises the Trump administration for addressing unfair commerce legal guidelines, which he says have “destroyed the American working class.”
That’s fairly a swap, isn’t it? Watch:
UAW President Shawn Fain, who endorsed Kamala & mentioned ‘Donald Trump is a scab’:
“We’re ECSTATIC to see an administration lastly handle the unfair commerce legal guidelines on this nation. These legal guidelines have destroyed the American working class.”
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Extra from CBS News:
UAW president applauds Trump administration for tariffs on foreign-made automobiles, says it ends “free commerce catastrophe”
United Auto Staff union President Shawn Fain, who has been essential of President Trump up to now, says the 25% tariffs on foreign-made automobiles is a step to “finish the free commerce catastrophe.”
“We applaud the Trump administration for stepping as much as finish the free commerce catastrophe that has devastated working-class communities for many years. Ending the race to the underside within the auto trade begins with fixing our damaged commerce offers, and the Trump administration has made historical past with in the present day’s actions.”
“However ending the race to the underside additionally means securing union rights for autoworkers all over the place with a robust Nationwide Labor Relations Board, an honest retirement with Social Safety advantages protected, healthcare for all employees together with via Medicare and Medicaid, and dignity on and off the job. The UAW and the working class, typically, couldn’t care much less about social gathering politics; working folks count on leaders to work collectively to ship outcomes. The UAW has been clear: we are going to work with any politician, no matter social gathering, who’s prepared to reverse many years of working-class folks going backwards in probably the most worthwhile occasions in our nation’s historical past. These tariffs are a serious step in the appropriate route for autoworkers and blue-collar communities throughout the nation, and it’s now on the automakers, from the Massive Three to Volkswagen and past, to convey again good union jobs to the U.S.”
It simply goes to point out, you possibly can’t argue with outcomes, and that’s what Trump is delivering.
