President Joe Biden’s plan to electrify the nation’s auto supply has added difficulties into contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three, potentially leaving him in an awkward spot when seeking the union’s key endorsement in 2024.
More than 650 climate, environmental justice, public health, youth, and progressive organizations sent a letter to congressional leadership today to oppose the fossil fuel expansion deal proposed by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to Democratic leadership in exchange for his support of the Inflation Reduction Act.