{"id":1183,"date":"2023-09-15T13:35:22","modified":"2024-08-30T02:13:05","slug":"fetterman-statement-on-uaw-strike","link":"https:\/\/www.fetterman.senate.gov\/fetterman-statement-on-uaw-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman Statement on UAW Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRADDOCK, PA \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Friday released the following statement after the UAW announced a strike against the Big 3 automakers:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time to decide what side you\u2019re on. Are you on the side of the Big 3 CEOs who made a combined $74 million last year, and are now claiming to they cannot afford to pay their workers? Or are you on the side of the UAW workers who bust their ass every day, the people who build the American cars and trucks we Pennsylvanians drive?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI know which side I\u2019m on. As long as these brave workers continue to walk the picket line, my entire team and I will have their backs. We will support them any way we can until they reach a fair deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll these workers are asking for is for their basic needs to be met, to share in the enormous wealth they have created for their companies. They want to get back to work and do their jobs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must not forget \u2013 especially on days like today \u2013 that the union way of life is sacred. It\u2019s what built this nation, it\u2019s what built Pennsylvania, and it\u2019s what built the middle class. I am always going to come down on the side of workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSolidarity forever.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false}}