WASHINGTON — A series of high-profile strikes across the country this month is testing how far President Joe Biden will go to bolster the labor movement, pitting the Democratic leader between his long-held affinity for unions and a jittery economic recovery that economists worry can ill-afford additional shocks.
Even as the White House takes steps to support the striking workers, some labor leaders are urging Biden to go further amid what they see as a rare moment of opportunity to strengthen their movement.
“The president understands in his bones that he supports labor, and he supports the rights of workers to fight for themselves,” said Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants. “But he has to take it a step further and remind the public what this is really about.”
