U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) blasted the United Auto Workers (UAW) leadership Thursday for siding with the agitators currently causing problems on college campuses.
UAW President Shawn Fain released a statement criticizing police and the leadership of some of the universities for the “mass arrest” of the anti-Israel demonstrators.
The UAW will never support the mass arrest or intimidation of those exercising their right to protest, strike, or speak out against injustice.
— Shawn Fain (@ShawnFainUAW) May 1, 2024
“The UAW will never support the mass arrest or intimidation of those exercising their right to protest, strike, or speak out against injustice. Our union has been calling for a ceasefire for six months,” Fain said. “This war is wrong, and this response against students and academic workers, many of them UAW members, is wrong. We call on the powers that be to release the students and employees who have been arrested, and if you can’t take the outcry, stop supporting this war.”
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Fain’s statement is a response to police dismantling the illegal encampments at Columbia University and UCLA.
Rogers, who has been very critical of the UAW’s attempt to unionize Mercedes plants in the Yellowhammer State, fired back at Fain’s comments.
“The UAW is standing with the crazed, pro-Hamas rioters that have been wreaking havoc on college campuses,” Rogers said. “Make no mistake, both of these groups are mouthpieces of the radical left, and neither of them is welcome in Alabama.”
The UAW is standing with the crazed, pro-Hamas rioters that have been wreaking havoc on college campuses. Make no mistake, both of these groups are mouthpieces of the radical left, and neither of them is welcome in Alabama. https://t.co/CTy62mLhU9
— Mike Rogers (@RepMikeRogersAL) May 1, 2024
The vote to unionize at the Mercedes-Benz plants in Vance and Woodstock, Alabama will take place May 13 through 17.
Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” weekdays 9-11 a.m. on WVNN. You can follow him on Twitter @Yaffee
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