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More now on the Teamsters union, via Reuters:
The 1.3 million-member Teamsters union could decide who to endorse in the 2024 US presidential election as early as Wednesday after members met Democratic candidate Kamala Harris on Monday, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said.
Union representatives met her Republican rival Donald Trump in January. “We can’t kick this can down the road,” O’Brien told reporters after meeting with Harris for nearly an hour.
Most major unions have endorsed Harris, including the United Auto Workers union. The AFL-CIO, which represents 60 unions and 12.5 million workers, endorsed Harris in July. The Teamsters are one of the country’s largest unions.
O’Brien spoke to the Republican National Convention in July, but also criticised Trump for suggesting that workers who go on strike could be fired.
The union will present the results of polling of its members to the executive board on Wednesday.
Asked if the union could opt not to make an endorsement, O’Brien said: “We are going to look at any and all options. ... We need to make sure we make the right decision.”
