[Opinion] UAW President Is “Ready to Work With Trump” Weeks After Calling Him a Scab

UAW President Is “Ready to Work With Trump” Weeks After Calling Him a Scab

Rather than promoting working class unity, Shawn Fain is normalizing and giving labor cover to Trump’s divisive agenda.

UAW President Shawn Fain declares his willingness to “work” with fascist Trump

Fain has gone almost overnight from presenting himself as a so-called “militant,” “democratic unionist” spouting slogans like “eat the rich” and denouncing Trump as a scab, to announcing his willingness to collaborate with the most right-wing government in US history.

UAW's Shawn Fein Agrees With Trump On Tariffs, Despite Endorsing Harris

UAW boss Shawn Fain said he hopes to find common ground with President Donald Trump. In addition to supporting tariffs, Fain would like to see the USMCA renegotiated. The union recently got its wish after Stellantis confirmed the Belvidere plant will build a new truck. In the lead-up to the 2024 US presidential election, the United Auto Workers union – headed by Shawn Fain – endorsed Kamala Harris. At one campaign rally in Detroit, Fain wore a T…