UAW endorses Biden as he prepares to fight Trump for union workers

Washington (CNN) —& The United Auto Workers union on Wednesday endorsed President Joe Biden,& a long-awaited announcement& that is an important pickup for the president. “Look, I kept my commitment to be the most pro-union president ever,” Biden said after receiving the UAW’s endorsement at the group’s conference in Washington, DC, on Wednesday afternoon. “I’m proud you have my back. Let me just say I’m honored to have your back, and you have mine.” The endorsement comes as the Biden campaign is making a full pivot to the general election, pointing to former President Donald Trump’s victory in the Republican primary in New Hampshire Tuesday as a clear sign that he is poised to emerge as the GOP presidential nominee. The president and union leadership have long courted each other. Although it’s a key endorsement for Biden, the backing from union leadership may not convince all of the rank-and-file to vote for the president in November. Biden won the endorsement of the UAW in the 2020 campaign, even though many rank-and-file members supported Trump. Ahead of endorsing Biden, UAW President Shawn Fain said the choice union workers face in 2024 “isn’t about who you like. It’s not about your party....