Joe Biden's support of labor unions is historic. Here's what it means

At a UAW hall in Warren last September, then-nominee Joe Biden touted his profuse support for labor unions, calling their members "the best craftsmen and women" in the world and crediting them with creating the American middle class.

He promised to create "good paying union jobs" across the U.S.

While campaign talk can be cheap, this was no empty election promise: More than any president in the last half century, Biden has been an unapologetic advocate for the labor movement.