Karine Jean-Pierre Won’t Say If Biden Supports UAW Demands Of 40% Pay Hike, 32-Hour Work Week

On 9/25/2023, during White House Press Brief, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Just to clarify: Since President Biden will be making this trip, does this mean he supports the 40 percent pay increase, the 32-hour work week that workers are asking for?

KJP: I’m not going to get into the details of what’s being negotiated right now — that on the table with — with — certainly, with the parties. What we’re saying is that we support the autoworkers. That’s what you’re going to see with the President tomor- — tomorrow. This is a — a historic event, a historic trip. And this continues — continues to show how, indeed, this President is the most pro-union president in history and he stands by the side of workers. This is what you’re going to see tomorrow.

Karine Jean-Pierre Won’t Say If Biden Supports UAW Demands Of 40% Pay Hike, 32-Hour Work Week

Key Points

On 9/25/2023, during White House Press Brief, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Just to clarify: Since President Biden will be making this trip, does this mean he supports the 40 percent pay increase, the 32-hour work week that workers are asking for

• KJP: I’m not going to get into the details of what’s being negotiated right now — that on the table with — with — certainly, with the parties
• What we’re saying is that we support the autoworkers
• That’s what you’re going to see with the President tomor- — tomorrow

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• screen just to clarify since president Biden will be making this trip does this mean he supports the 40% pay increase in 32 hour work week