Trump calls for reversal of Biden's 'draconian and indefensible Electric Vehicle mandate' to help striking UAW workers

The Post Millennial ^ | Sep 26, 2023 | Libby Emmons

[SoConPubbie]

Donald Trump slammed Joe Biden on Tuesday, saying that the UAW strike, which has seen workers halt production and parts distribution at dozens of factories across the midwest, is a result of his electric vehicle policies and requirements. Trump will be visiting workers on the picket line on Wednesday. 

"Joe Biden's draconian and indefensible Electric Vehicle mandate will annihilate the U.S. auto industry," Trump said, "and cost countless thousands of autoworkers their jobs. The only thing Biden could say today that would help the striking autoworkers is to announce the immediate termination of his ridiculous mandate."

"Anything else is just a feeble and insulting attempt to distract American labor from this vicious Biden betrayal. Crooked Joe should be ashamed to show his face before these hardworking Americans he is stabbing in the back. With Biden, it doesn’t matter what hourly wages they get, in three years there will be no autoworker jobs as they will all come out of China and other countries. With me, there will be jobs and wages like you’ve never seen before. Our economy will grow!" Trump said.

The Biden administration has mandated the use of electric vehicles for its federal fleet, and has taken a page from California's playbook by mandating the decline of gas-powered vehicles. "As part of President Biden’s goal of having 50 percent of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2030, the White House is announcing public and private commitments to support America’s historic transition to electric vehicles (EV) under the EV Acceleration Challenge," The White House stated in an exuberant fact sheet in April.

"In 2022, 35% of exported electric cars came from China," the International Energy Agency noted, "compared with 25% in 2021. Europe is China's largest trade partner for both electric cars and their batteries. In 2022, the share of electric cars manufactured in China and sold in the European market increased to 16%, up from about 11% in 2021." Tesla is the largest EV maker globally, but it is not a union shop. 

"The UAW supports and is ready for the transition to a clean auto industry," UAW Shawn Fain said prior to the strike. "But the EV transition must be a just transition that ensures auto workers have a place in the new economy. Today’s announcement from the Department of Energy echoes the UAW’s call for strong labor standards tied to all taxpayer funding that goes to auto and manufacturing companies."

"We are glad to see the Biden Administration doing its part to reject the false choice between a good job and a green job. This new policy makes clear to employers that the EV transition must include strong union partnerships with the high pay and safety standards that generations of UAW members have fought for and won."

"The Big Three have closed or spun off 65 plants in the last 20 years. The automakers have not yet promised job security in our ongoing negotiations. I have traveled across the country, meeting displaced workers who’ve had to pick up and move their families when plants shut down recently in Belvidere, Ill., Lordstown, Ohio, and Romeo, Mich. These new grants and loans will give plants like these a chance for federal support to ensure those jobs and communities are protected."

"The UAW looks forward to continue working with the Biden Administration to ensure a just transition for the auto workers in this country."

While the UAW is asking for higher pay, EVs are at the core of their disagreement with management. Electric cars need fewer parts to be created than gas-powered vehicles, which means they require fewer workers. The UAW likely wants to see Tesla unionized, as well as Hyundai, which also is not unionized.

Many car manufacturers, like Ford, are losing money in their EV divisions.

[eyeamok]

I think this is the wrong move. One, the majority of Public Employee’s in this country did not, and will not ever vote for Trump. They hate him, their Unions hate him too.It’s a pretty solid Hate too, so what he should do is EMBRACE Bidens EV move and:

Today Publicly Announce that on day one you will sign an Executive Order mandating ALL Non Military Federal Employee’s Shall be Prohibited from using an ICE powered mode of transportation for all work related travel. Every State that does not have 100% of their public employee’s using EV’s Exclusively for ALL Travel shall receive NO Transportation Funding from the Federal Government.

[Gene Eric]

The commie union bosses may hate Trump, but not necessarily the employees. Private and Public unions are not exactly the same. To survive without taxpayer handouts, private unions must negotiate in good faith to remain competitive, public unions not so much — the taxpayer isn’t represented.

[Magnum44]

I see what you are doing there. Rush would be proud of your emulating his style of illustrating the absurd with absurdity. But practically speaking, your suggestion is absurd. LOL

[entropy12]

I am glad you are not running for president. I think Trump is doing the right thing.

[Old Retired Army Guy]

What side is SoConPubbie on? Obviously it isn’t UAW Workers or the US Auto Industry.

[eyeamok]

Of course it’s absurd, it was meant to be, but I think we should Give them what they want. IN SPADES

[NorthMountain]

The commie United Mine Workers bosses endorsed Biden ... Coal Country voted for Trump.

[OHPatriot]

Hey Shawn Fain, Dumbass, Lordstown Ohio has just shut down for the SECOND TIME.

UAW drove GM to Mexico closing Lordstown and then Lordstown got tons of Government money to build an electric truck and IT FAILED TOO!!!!

Shawn Fain, Dumbass, please explain how UAW is saving/protecting workers? Kissing Democrat ass more like it!!

[rfreedom4u]

A mandate is not a law and can thus be ignored. If this passes through Congress it is unConstitutional and should also be ignored. Where in the US Constitution does it give government the authority to dictate what any business produces?

[Mariner]

Book mark

[SoConPubbie]

What side is SoConPubbie on? Obviously it isn’t UAW Workers or the US Auto Industry.

SoConPubbie is on the side of the Union Workers not the Union Leaders.

[AZJeep]

The way Democrats “help” the unions is to fiddle with the laws to help union bosses.
So union bosses love Democrats!
But lot of rang and file realize that all those laws are useless if there are no jobs.
So, despite all the efforts of bosses, the rank and file membership is quite keen to vote Republican.
I used to work with unions and I know.

[catnipman]

“the majority of Public Employee’s in this country did not, and will not ever vote for Trump”

no one said anything about trump supporting public employee unions, oh, except you ... trump is supporting workers whose manufacturing jobs will be permanently eliminated by insane biden policies ... i’m on board with that, actually ...

[BobL]

“Trump calls for reversal of Biden’s ‘draconian and indefensible Electric Vehicle mandate’ to help striking UAW workers”

And the UAW knows that Trump is the ONLY REPUBLICAN who actually means what he says, which is why he’s so hated by other Republicans and needs to be locked up.

[DownInFlames]

Soon to be seen on showroom stickers “Made in Mexico”.

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

“”Many car manufacturers, like Ford, are losing money in their EV divisions.””

These are the latest Solyndras. They will make EVs as long as the government pays them. There is no ‘market’ for this.

Just this week a German auto company announced that they are ceasing the production of two EV models. If you read carefully, you will discover the real reason. The German government has ceased some of the subsidies. There is no market. If the Hussein / Biden Regime will give you $200 billion to make a car, you will make that car until you use up the $$$.

If and when some private venture capital starts to invest in EV, that may be an indication of a possible, real market.