Citing a Union official and a White House aide, US media reported Fain asked Biden to use his leverage during the upcoming labor contract talks between the union and the Big Three automakers: General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis.
Officials are looking to attach stronger labor provisions to federal grants and loans at the expense of the Inflation Reduction Act, the report said on Wednesday.
“It’s a very uneven playing field right now. The companies have been very profitable for a decade — a quarter of a trillion dollars in profits — and our workers have regressed. So we’ve got to do better,” the report cited Fain as telling lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
Fain is also scheduled to meet with a number of House members and senators in the next couple of days, according to the report.
The existing labor contract between the union and the car companies is set to expire on September 14.
The latest development comes on the heels of reports that the Biden White House was specifically told stay out of ongoing negotiations between Teamsters and the United Parcel Service.