President Joe Biden will join the picket line in Wayne County, Michigan, where members of the United Auto Workers union are on strike against three auto giants for a second week.
The President is set to visit the striking workers at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne at 12 PM Tuesday "in solidarity with the men and women of UAW as they fight for a fair share of the value they helped create," the White House said in announcing his public schedule.
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