UAW Chief Praises Some Trump Tariffs, Though Not ‘Reckless’ Ones

The United Auto Workers’ president praised the Trump Administration for imposing tariffs no predecessor would, even as he accused the White House of threatening workers’ fundamental rights.

“The Trump Administration is the first administration in my lifetime that has been willing to do something about this broken free trade system,” UAW President Shawn Fain said in a livestreamed address to union members Thursday evening. Fain, a prominent Trump critic on the campaign trail last year, told members the union was “very appreciative” of Trump’s auto tariffs, saying they could help swiftly reshore a slew of jobs.

Fain argued the three big ...