The Worldwide Brotherhood of Teamsters declined Wednesday to endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for president, saying neither candidate had enough help from the 1.3 million-member union.
“Sadly, neither main candidate was capable of make critical commitments to our union to make sure the pursuits of working persons are all the time put earlier than Massive Enterprise,” Teamsters President Sean M. O’Brien stated in a press release. “We sought commitments from each Trump and Harris to not intervene in vital union campaigns or core Teamsters industries — and to honor our members’ proper to strike — however have been unable to safe these pledges.”
Vice President Harris met Monday with a panel of Teamsters, having lengthy courted organized labor and made help for the center class her central coverage objective. Trump additionally met with a panel of Teamsters and even invited O’Brien to talk on the Republican Nationwide Conference, the place the union chief railed towards company greed.
The Teamsters stated Wednesday that inner polling of its members confirmed Trump with a bonus over Harris.
The Teamsters’ option to not endorse got here simply weeks forward of the Nov. 5 election, far later than different massive unions such because the AFL-CIO and the United Auto Employees which have chosen to again Harris.
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