Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott defended his comments on the potential firing of striking United Auto Workers members and blamed unions and Democratic policies for, in part, bringing the issue to a head. critical point.
Scott, a South Carolina senator, came under fire after NBC News reported that he told an Iowa crowd that former President Ronald Reagan set a “great example” when he launched a “you strike, you’re fired” ultimatum to union workers.
Reagan fired 11,000 striking air traffic controllers in 1981, even banning them from working at the federal level for the rest of their lives. His administration essentially allowed workers to be replaced by several thousand supervisors, military personnel and laborers who refused to strike.
On “Hannity,” host Sean Hannity told Scott that he disagreed with demands such as a four-day work week and posited that the Biden administration’s policies, including including outsourcing and electric vehicle production, have had a negative impact on U.S. automakers and their employees.
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He said Ford’s Model E electric division was on track to lose more than $4 billion in profits.
“Any time you have a president pushing us to 16% inflation levels, it’s like the continuation of the Jimmy Carter years,” Scott responded. “It’s devastating, and it’s devastating for the American working class.”
“They’ve lost thousands of dollars in purchasing power, and without a doubt, whether you’re non-union or union, you’re devastated by Bidenomics. Devastated.”
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Scott said unions as a whole have been “bailed out” by President Biden’s $86 billion American Rescue Plan. The same figure was cited by CNBC as a credit intended for bankrupt multiemployer pension plans.
When Hannity responded that unions “force the Democrats…” Scott responded, “They own them.”
“Putting $86 billion of your money to shore up union pensions because they continue to overpromise and underpromise is simply wrong. We need a president who says, “We’re not going to subsidize unions, period.” » »
“You made a deal, you live by that deal. If it fails, it’s not on the taxpayers’ backs,” Scott said.
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Scott also responded to questions about the disparity in CEO pay, saying merit- and performance-based pay for business leaders, as is customary for rank-and-file workers, “would make the world best “.
He cited a South Carolina steel company that allegedly pays many of its workers “production bonuses” that total six-figure take-home pay.
“We should incentivize and incentivize compensation that matches a company’s output,” he said. “When you make the company more money, you have to share in the profits of that company.”
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