#shorts On 9/15/2023, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “One more quick thing. I wanted to get your reaction. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce president released a statement saying — and I’m going to read this, the quote — “The UAW strike and indeed the ‘summer of strikes’ is the natural result of the Biden administration’s ‘whole-of-government’ approach to promoting unionization at all costs… For the 94 percent of American private sector workers not in a union, the costs are stacking up.” I want to get your reaction.
KJP: My reaction is this: The President believes that collective bargaining works. That’s what he believes. And we’ve seen that work. And it is important that workers are able to have benefits and wages … That’s why col- — we believe the collective bargaining system works. And we have seen that happen. And it’s important that we move forward in that direction.
other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/iTJCjnVit34
Chamber of Commerce President: UAW strike is natural result of Biden admin promoting unionization at all costs