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Essay: Historic Shift for a President & A Labor Strike

Delmarva Public Media | By Don Rush
Published October 5, 2023 at 9:49 AM EDT
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Recently President Biden joined striking United Auto Workers in their dispute with the major car companies. Former Salisbury University political science professor Michael O'Loughlin writes this constitutes a major shift from previous presidents except for one: Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

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Don Rush
Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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