The President of Auto Workers of United (UAW), Shawn Fain, speaks on the first day of the National Democratic Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, August 19, 2024.
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DETROIT – The UNIS workers chief has become an unexpected ally for President Donald Trump’s plans for North American prices.
UAW president Shawn Fain, who was noisy about his disdain for Trump during the president’s campaign, openly expresses the approval of the prices, which include 25% of the cars on cars and support documents.
“Prices are an attempt to stop the bleeding of job hemorrhage in America in the past 33 years,” said Fain on ABC News on Sunday “this week”, referring to the implementation of the North American free trade agreement in 1992. “The prices are not the final solution, but they are an important factor in the creation, the resolution of the problem.
The prices for automotive companies which currently meet the standards under the American-mexico-Canada agreement, or USMCA, are interrupted until April 2, following Trump speaking with leaders of the leaders of the leaders of the leaders of General Motors,, Ford engine And Stelllantis.
The delay of April 2, which occurred one day after the implementation of 25% broader on the goods of Canada and Mexico, aligns with other car rates initiated by Trump for vehicles and parts imported from outside North America.
Fain said on Sunday that he hadn’t talked directly to Trump directly, but “worked with his team”.
Fain’s comments follow the union publishing a statement supporting prices earlier in the week, saying that it is up to companies to manage the additional costs that may occur.
The union, who approved the president of the time, Kamala Harris, said that he was “active negotiations with the Trump administration on their plans to end the free trade disaster”.
“We are happy to see an American president taking aggressive measures to end the free trade disaster which fell like a bomb on the working class,” the union said on Tuesday. “There have been a lot of discussions on the disruption of these prices” of the economy. But if American companies choose to get the American consumer or attack the American worker because they do not want to pay for his fair share, American companies bear blame for this decision. “”
Fain is one of the only high -level supporters of Trump prices among car leaders. Automotive leaders as well as professional associations supporting car manufacturers described prices such as the addition of unnecessary chaos and additional costs to industry.
“President Trump has talked a lot about making our American automotive industry stronger, bringing more production here, more innovation in the United States, and if his administration can achieve it, it would be one of the … the most signature achievements,” said Ford CEO Jim Farley last month. “So far, what we see is a lot of costs and a lot of chaos.”
Fain previously condemned the North American free trade agreement – which has been replaced by the Trump USMCA trade agreement since 2020 – claiming that these trade agreements have caused the country to lose.
Fain and Trump have disagreed and remarks of public negotiations since the Union chief was elected in 2023. Trump called for Fain to be dismissed during a speech last year at the National Republican Convention.
Fain regularly called Trump as a “crust” and a billionaire who does not care about American workers, but his comments on Trump on Sunday show that his position may have softened.
“The election is over. Donald Trump is the president, and we want to get to work to solve the problems that are not bad with this country, with our economy,” said Fain. “And the American people expect this. They expect the leaders to get up and direct. They do not expect us to sit down.”
The UAW remains under federal follow -up following a one -year investigation into the union involving diversion, corruption and other accusations before the election of Fain. This investigation led to several convictions of union leaders and leaders of Fiat Chrysler, including two former union presidents.
Last year, the federal instructor Neil Barofsky revealed an investigation into Fain as well as other union leaders, accusing them of being hindered the probe and of interfere with access to information.
In January, the monitor’s office said it would provide other updates to its survey activities in a later report.