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Obama calls on big three automakers to ‘do right’ by their workers

Former President Barack Obama said the big three automakers need to “do right” by their workers.

“Fourteen years ago, when the big three automakers were struggling to stay afloat, my administration and the American people stepped in to support them. So did the auto workers in the UAW who sacrificed pay and benefits to help get the companies back on their feet,” he said in a statement Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter.