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Teamsters union not endorsing a 2024 presidential candidate

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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has decided not to endorse any candidate in the 2024 presidential election, marking the first time in decades the union has abstained from presidential endorsements. This decision follows extensive consultations, including rank-and-file roundtables with major candidates and months of member polling.

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Internal surveys revealed that a majority of Teamsters members favored former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris, with Trump receiving 59% of the support compared to Harris’s 34%. However, neither candidate secured the union’s endorsement due to their failure to commit to key Teamsters issues such as not interfering in union campaigns or core industries and supporting the right to strike.

Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien expressed gratitude to all candidates for their participation but noted the lack of serious commitments to support working people over “Big Business.” He emphasized the union’s commitment to transparency and inclusivity in representing its diverse membership. Additionally, the union criticized both candidates for not promising to oppose restrictive labor laws like the “right to work” legislation, which the Teamsters view as detrimental to labor unions.

The union encourages its members to vote in the upcoming election and remain politically engaged.

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[KARAH RUCKER]

Back here in the US — new developments as we near election day — THE TEAMSTERS HAVE OPTED *NOT* TO ENDORSE FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP **OR VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS —

MEANING, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES — THE UNION IS *NOT* ENDORSING ANY CANDIDATE IN THE 20-24 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

THE DECISION CAME JUST TWO DAYS AFTER UNION LEADERS MET WITH DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS… AND MONTHS AFTER MEETING WITH REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP.

WHILE OPTING NOT TO ENDORSE ANYONE — THE TEAMSTERS *DID* RELEASE DATA FROM INTERNAL SURVEYS —

SHOWING THE MAJORITY OF ITS MEMBERS SUPPORT TRUMP OVER HARRIS — 59 TO 34 PERCENT.