White House no longer sending top officials to Detroit for UAW strike talks this week

The Biden administration is no longer sending two key officials to Detroit this week to potentially help broker a deal between striking autoworkers and the Big Three car companies.

President Joe Biden last week said he would dispatch White House senior advisor Gene Sperling and acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to support discussions between the companies and the United Auto Workers union.

Nearly 13,000 UAW members are on strike at three key plants in Michigan , Missouri and Ohio .

The union's president, Shawn Fain , said he does not see a major role for the White House in resolving the dispute.