Democrats, unions and environmental groups are pushing back on the notion that jobs in the clean energy sector are inherently worse for workers, while acknowledging conditions and wages need to improve.
The effort comes as President Joe Biden visits Michigan in support of UAW workers on Tuesday and former President Donald Trump is expected to skip the second Republican presidential primary debate on Wednesday and instead head to the state, where he will hold a rally in an attempt to court striking auto workers.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and Michigan Democrats said Trump was not welcome on the picket line, but Trump said he wished to speak to workers that are being “sold down the river” by their union’s leadership.
