Former President Donald Trump and United Auto Workers union president Sean Fein have been at loggerheads for a long time, but the feud has been reignited after Fein announced his support for President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election. be.
according to to The Hill”Biden campaign officials believe they can draw a strong contrast between the president's support for auto workers and investment during his administration and the factory closures and relocations of the Trump era. Biden also endeared himself to UAW union members by becoming the first president to march on picket lines during union strikes against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. ”
President Trump posted his dislike for Fein on Truth Social, accusing him of selling the country's auto manufacturing industry to China.
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“Sean Fein doesn't understand this and has no clue,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “Stop these drugs and vote for DJT.”
“I will bring the auto industry back to our country.”
Meanwhile, as Mr. Trump and Mr. Fein clash on a national level, Alabama's industry and political leaders are concerned that the UAW's unionization efforts could have a negative impact on the state's auto industry. There is.
Among that group is Gov. Kay Ivey, who has called auto manufacturing one of the state's “crown industries.”
“Alabama has become a national leader in auto manufacturing, and all of this was accomplished without union organizing,” Ivey said. “In other words, our success is homegrown, the Alabama way.
“Unfortunately, Alabama's model of economic success is under attack. The United Auto Workers (UAW), the national autoworkers union, is committed to supporting nonunion automakers across the country, including those here in Alabama. We are stepping up efforts to target them.”
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“Make no mistake about it, these are out-of-state special interests, and their special interests do not include Alabama or the men and women who have careers in the auto industry in Alabama,” she said. .
Alabama is the third-largest state in automobile exports and the fifth-largest state in total automobile production.
“We know who's coming to work, but we absolutely know who's not coming,” Fein told UAW members last week. president. “
Austin Shipley is a staff writer at Yellowhammer News.
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