The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will Not Issue an Endorsement in the 2024 Presidential Election for the First time since 1996, and for only the Second time since 1960.
Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said “neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests of working people are always put before Big Business.”
“We sought commitments from both Trump and Harris not to interfere in critical union campaigns or core Teamsters industries — and to honor our members’ right to strike — but were unable to secure those pledges,” O’Brien said.
The Teamsters endorsed Biden during the 2020 Election, and has consistently supported Democratic Presidential Nominees in recent Election cycle.
The Union notably wait to announce its Endorsement Decision, far longer than other Unions and Labor Organizations, including the United Auto Workers, National Education Association, Service Employees International Union, and AFL-CIO, which All endorsed Biden, then Harris, after the President dropped-out of the Race in July.
The Teamsters has endorsed GOP Presidential Candidates, including Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush, and O’Brien’s flirtation with Trump and Republicans sparked Speculation the Union could once again Break from the Pack.
While 44.3% of Union Members polled between April 9th and July 3rd backed Biden compared to 36.3%t for Trump, Polling in the wake of the Republican and Democratic Party Conventions, found the Teamsters Members support Trump over Harris.
In a Union-Commissioned
Survey conducted by an Independent Third Party between July 24th and Sept. 15th, 59.6% of Teamsters Members Voted to endorse Trump, compared to 34% for Harris.
In a separate Teamsters-Commissioned Poll during the week ending Sept. 15th, 58% of Teamsters Members voted to endorse Trump, compared to 31% who Voted to Endorse Harris.
The Lack of an Endorsement is a Big Blow to Trump, who invited O’Brien to be the First Teamsters Leader in the Union’s 121-year History to Speak at the Republican National Convention in July.
The move prompted Backlash from Labor Leaders and Anti-Uunion Activists alike, but gave Trump a Platform to take on Corporate Bosses, Anti-Union Elites and Business-as-usual in Washington.
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