Auto Union Holds Off on Endorsing Biden, Fearing Job Losses (1)

The powerful United Auto Workers union won’t yet endorse President Joe Biden for re-election, citing concerns that the administration’s stance on electric vehicles could end up sacrificing jobs.

In a memo to union members Tuesday, UAW President Shawn Fain stated that the union won’t endorse Biden for now, while also making clear it would never support former President Donald Trump. Fain’s message underscores a widening chasm between climate activists and Democrats’ traditional working-class constituency, as well as an American labor movement growing more restless and less deferential to legacy leaders.

“Our members need to see an alternative that delivers real ...