Touting union workers as “the backbone of this country,” first lady Jill Biden came to Chicago on Wednesday to highlight the Biden administration’s support of organized labor.
“President Biden and I understand the middle class, because we are from the middle class,” Biden said to applause at a Chicago Federation of Labor event outside McCormick Place. “And unions, you built the middle class. And that’s why Joe is fighting for unions, so that workers can fight for what they need: better pay, safer working conditions, flexibility and health care.”
