The Biden administration has withdrawn plans to send two key officials to Detroit for in-person negotiations amid ongoing strikes by the United Auto Workers (UAW), CNBC reported.
Last week, President Joe Biden announced he would send Senior Advisor Gene Sperling and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to help facilitate dialogue between the Big Three automakers – Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis – and the striking UAW. However, it was mutually agreed that these discussions would instead take place virtually via Zoom, a White House official disclosed on Tuesday.
Despite the change in plans, the possibility of Sperling and Su traveling to Detroit next week hasn’t been ruled out, as the ...