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The Guardian - US
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Tom Perkins in Wayne, Michigan, and Robert Tait in Washington

Biden joins picket line to tell UAW strikers: ‘You deserve a significant raise’

Joe Biden became the first sitting US president to appear on a picket line on Tuesday, joining a protest outside a Michigan car plant in solidarity with striking members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, which is locked in an escalating dispute with America’s three biggest carmakers.

The UAW president, Shawn Fain, was the first to greet Biden after he arrived in Michigan on Air Force One, and he joined him in the presidential limousine for a ride to the picket line.

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