Union workers feel let down by ‘pro-union’ Joe Biden amid rail dispute

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden hails unions at almost every turn, often declaring “unions built the middle class” and that his goal is to be “the most pro-union president” in U.S. history.

But as he urges Congress to intervene in a labor dispute to avert a freight rail strike before the holidays, the president is facing a backlash from labor allies. Union workers hoped to secure paid sick leave in a final contract, among other assurances, but congressional action pushed by Biden would force some terms they oppose.

“The actions speak for themselves. Don’t tell me what you are. Show me what you are,” said Ross Grooters, a railroad engineer from Des Moines, Iowa, and co-chair of the advocacy group Railroad Workers United. “He’s not stepping up for workers in the way that he should be.”

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Article URL : https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/29/bidens-pro-union-reputation-takes-hit-amid-rail-dispute/10796672002/