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Welcome to NetFlow Knights Community forums Please keep this email for your records. Your account information is as follows: Dear Fitzgeraldrandolph, Hello eli, The ongoing United Auto Workers strike last week made southeast Michigan the backdrop for back-to-back visits from President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump as they court blue-collar support in 2024. Automotive and other blue-collar workers are already a key target for both candidates in Michigan, where 14 percent of workers are represented by unions. Trump has long banked on rank-and-file worker support, and his aggressive campaign for autoworkers' votes in labor-heavy Macomb, Saginaw and Genesee counties proved to be the margin for his razor-thin Michigan win in 2016. Password: LDCnKCPQ Login: wpvKuT UserName: Email: fitzgeraldrandolph@gmail.com ZipCode: 778013 PhoneNumber: +00848-838-6044 MobileNumber: +00374-333-0015 Biden, who defeated Trump in Michigan in 2020, is also relying on the labor movement ahead of a potential 2024 rematch. He is backing striking autoworkers' demands for a 40 percent pay hike and became the first sitting president to join a picket line last week. The UAW has not yet endorsed a presidential candidate, but Biden surely has the upper hand — UAW leaders invited him to visit strikers in Michigan, and the union criticized Trump ahead of his Michigan visit. But Trump has done well with blue-collar voters, and he is wooing them again by targeting their fears of job losses amid an ongoing industry shift toward electric vehicles. During his Macomb County rally, he bashed the Biden administration's support of EVs and argued autoworkers "will not have one job in this state" if the industry continues what he called a "transition to hell." The strike offered an opportunity for both Biden and Trump to make their opening case to Michigan workers ahead of the 2024 election — but it almost certainly won't be the last time voters will hear from them on these issues. In a close race, Michigan is again expected to be a battleground and the blue-collar vote could be the difference. As always, thanks for reading Bridge. Feel free to drop me a line at lgibbons@bridgemi.com with tips, questions, suggestions or other comments. If you support our nonpartisan journalism, please consider a donation to our nonprofit newsroom. — Lauren Gibbons Thank you,