WAPO: The autoworkers’ big win exposes the absurdity of tRump’s populism

Auto unions win big after anti-Union tRump told striking autoworkers they were wasting their time. No surprise, tRump is anti-middle class worker. His so-called "populism" is nothing more than a scam.

Though UAW members must ratify the agreements, the provisions would constitute their largest gains in decades. Among other things, they include a 25 percent raise in base wages over the next 4½ years, lifting the top pay to more than $40 per hour.

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“The billionaire class,” Fain said recently, has “spent decades” convincing workers that “we are weak,” that “it’s futile to fight” and that workers “should be grateful for the scraps that they decide to give us.” Fain relentlessly argues that this strike is about defeating an idea, that what’s good for the wealthy is synonymous with what’s good for our country because it showers benefits on everyone else.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/01/united-auto-workers-strike-deal-big-three-trump-jd-vance/