EA on Monocle Radio: If US Auto Workers Strike, Will Anyone Notice?

Posted by Scott Lucas | Sep 14, 2023 | 0

United Auto Workers campaign over wages, pensions, and a 4-day working week (Bill Pugliano)

I joined Monocle 24’s Tom Edwards on Thursday to evaluate the political and economic consequences of a strike by US auto workers, which could begin early Friday.

I explain the causes and significance of the stoppage, which would be the first in history across the Big 3 American automobile manufacturers: General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis, the maker of Chrysler, Dodge, and Ram vehicles.

Then I pour some reality on the headlines, assessing that unless the strikes are protracted, they will have little effect on either the Biden Administration or the 2024 Presidential election.

Listen to Discussion from 21:28:

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Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView.He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

EA on Monocle Radio: If US Auto Workers Strike, Will Anyone Notice?

United Auto Workers campaign over wages, pensions, and a 4-day working week (Bill Pugliano)

I joined Monocle 24’s Tom Edwards on Thursday to evaluate the political and economic consequences of a strike by US auto workers, which could begin early Friday.

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