The Auto Strike Upturns Politics | Time of Monsters

<p>The United Auto Workers union has launched an innovative strike against all three major automakers, a major disruption that is upturning American politics, as both major parties are divided on it. </p><p>On the Republican side, Donald Trump is disingenuously posing as a populist by going to the picket line. But rivals like Nikki Haley and Tim Scott show that the GOP commitment to union-bashing is still strong. On the Democratic side, Joe Biden has a strong record as a president supporting labor but he has been cautious about showing overt support. Only after much prodding did he decide to join picketers.</p><p>Luke Savage <a href="https://jacobin.com/2023/09/republicans-uaw-strike-hawley-trump-scott" rel="nofollow">wrote about the strike</a> for <em>Jacobin</em> magazine where he is a staff writer. We talk about the strike and the larger labor upsurge. </p><p>Savage is the author of the forthcoming book <a href="https://ecwpress.com/products/seeking-social-democracy-ed-broadbent" rel="nofollow"><em>Seeking Social Democracy</em></a>. In the conversation, he references a Tim Scott video, which can be <a href="https://twitter.com/evamckend/status/1702710501195583580?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1702710501195583580%7Ctwgr%5Eb6ea49dabc2679c67bc4594ddf0e4ca1856409d8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fjacobin.com%2F2023%2F09%2Frepublicans-uaw-strike-hawley-trump-scott" rel="nofollow">viewed here</a> as well as a Politico article which <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/19/trump-biden-uaw-strike-00116928" rel="nofollow">can be read here</a>.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>