Teamsters union declines to endorse in presidential election, breaking decades of precedent

[Valdosta]

Teamsters union declines to endorse in presidential election, breaking decades of precedent
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/teamsters-union-declines-to-endorse-in-presidential-election-breaking-decades-of-precedent/ar-AA1qNb1R

he Teamsters Union on Wednesday declined to endorse any candidate for president, the first time in decades that the organization hasn't backed a candidate in the presidential election.

"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," Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien said in a statement.

He added, "We sought commitments from both [former president Donald] Trump and [Vice President Kamala] 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."

The union's decision comes two days after senior leaders met with Harris as they weighed who to endorse.

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[Freethinker65]

1. This will help Harris with independents and never Trumpers.

She didn't pander enough to get the Teamsters endorsement shows an independent streak.

The Teamsters could hardly endorse Trump because he rarely keeps his word.

[Think. Again.]

5. I agree...

...the teamsters were demanding promises in exchange for an endorsement, and although Harris is clearly the best pro-worker, pro-union candidate, she wouldn't make any promises, and rightfully so.

[JohnSJ]

2. Sorry, but the teamsters are not a reliable Democratic voting block, and

have a lot of trumpers in their ranks.

[Beachnutt]

3. One good thing about the Teamsters leadership is

they represent all the membership, One bad thing about the Teamsters leadership is they represent all the membership....

[pat_k]

4. How is this year different from 2016 or 2020?

They endorsed Clinton, they endorsed Biden, why not Harris?

[Think. Again.]

6. They were demanding promises, and Harris rightfully would not make any promises.

[pat_k]

7. Got it

[usonian]

8. Kick. This thread probably gets to the root cause, promises sought.

One can just imagine what they were.
Breaking a bad habit, I won't speculate.