Biden Downplays Threat of Possible UAW Strike on Automakers

President Joe Biden said he did not think a threatened strike by the United Auto Workers union against Detroit’s big three legacy carmakers would take place, as the two sides struggle to reach a new contract.

“I’m not worried about a strike. I don’t think it’s going to happen,” Biden told reporters after arriving in Philadelphia, where he will deliver a Labor Day address Monday.

The UAW’s 150,000 members are threatening a strike on General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis NV, maker of the Jeep and Chrysler brands, if a deal is not reached by a ...