DEFOREST, Wis. – President Joe Biden rallied enthusiastic union members at a labor hall event that had the earmarks of a campaign swing through politically pivotal Wisconsin. Biden talked about “investing in people.” He warned about “getting stiffed” by companies that “play us for suckers.” Biden, a firmly pro-Labor Democrat, was following up on his State of the Union address to Congress the night before. To his Wisconsin audience he ran through a list of economic successes since his election in 2020 — 130,000 new business filings, 118,000 jobs, and 1.5-point drop in Wisconsin’s unemployment rate to 3.2%.
The morning after. Biden found friendly listeners at the Laborers’ International Union of North America training center north of Madison. He is expected soon to announce his 2024 re-election candidacy.