Shawn Fain, Bernie Sanders and the UAW strike

However long this UAW strike lasts, this will be unlike any other UAW strike in history. That's because it's intended to be that way. Signs point to this strike lasting quite a while, especially with the new UAW president rejecting "a public offer by Jeep parent company Stellantis to boost pay 21 percent over four years." Shawn Fain, the UAW's new president, is certainly applying maximum pressure on the companies. For example, UAW workers rallied with Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday:
Despit that, Fain is perhaps overplaying his hand:
The union said it had “reasonably productive” conversations with Ford on Saturday and was planning to meet with GM as well. Both of those companies have offered 20-percent raises over four years.

But on Sunday morning, UAW President Shawn Fain said Stellantis’ 21-percent offer and other terms presented by the automakers aren’t sufficient, and that the strike would continue.

Whether Fain admits this or not, at the heart of this strike is Joe Biden's push for EVs within the next decade. While that won't happen, a strong, extended push by Biden will cripple the UAW for a generation. It will cripple the auto industry for a generation, too. I don't agree with much of Shawn Fain's tactics. On Friday, Fain introduced Bernie Sanders while using glowing terms. Check this out:

In his introduction, Fain said that it's time to pick which side they're on. That's a pile of BS. Bernie is pro-UAW and pro-EV. That isn't picking sides. That's feathering your nest while pretending to be pro-union. Sanders has been doing that for 30 years. The UAW is pro-EV like arsonists are pro-firefighter, pro-law enforcement. In these situations, Bernie is a con artist when he isn't being an Soviet-style oligarch. As long as Bernie's getting his cut and getting his adoration, he'll sign onto anything.

Fain isn't doing what's best for the UAW rank-and-file. He's doing what's best for himself. That being said, Fain is fighting the fight against an existential threat, aka EVs. If Fain was pro-UAW rank-and-file, he'd be fighting against Biden's EV policies. He isn't doing that. He's feathering his nest, too, while cozying up to Joe Biden's agenda.

Back in the day, my father taught me that that's what he'd call a snake in the grass. I was taught to avoid snakes because they're dangerous whether they're venomous or not.

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