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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joey Cappelletti and Michelle L. Price

Trump says he always had autoworkers' backs. Union leaders say his first-term record shows otherwise

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When former President Donald Trump visits Detroit next week, he’ll be looking to blunt criticisms from a United Auto Workers union leadership that has said a second term for him would be a “disaster" for workers.

Trump will bypass the second Republican presidential debate on Sept. 27 to instead visit striking autoworkers in Michigan, where he has looked to position himself as an ally of blue-collar workers by promising to raise wages and protect jobs if elected to a second term.

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