(CBS DETROIT) – Sen. Bernie Sanders will be joining UAW Workers on the picket lines in Detroit Wednesday.
Sanders was expected to arrive at the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant around 10:30 a.m.
READ MORE: MSU Police: Tip From Private Investigator Led To Discovery Of Body Believed To Be Brendan SantoThe Democratic presidential candidate is not the first Democratic presidential candidate to picket with UAW union members.
READ MORE: Consumer Alert: How To Avoid Fake N95, KN95 MasksSen. Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts, protested with General Motors workers Sunday in Detroit.
Sanders said in a Tweet Sept. 15, the message to GM is simple.
MORE NEWS: Flint Public Schools Staying Virtual Indefinitely Due To Large Amount Of Positive COVID-19 CasesI am proud to support the @UAW workers who are standing up to the greed of GM. Our message to GM is a simple one: End the greed, sit down with the UAW and work out an agreement that treats your workers with the respect and the dignity they deserve. https://t.co/nAQoeX82oz
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) September 15, 2019
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