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Can the Republican Party make inroads with organised labour?

While pro-worker rhetoric has become more prevalent in the party, support for unions is in shorter supply.

Al Jazeera

Teamsters Boss Sean O'Brien Put Political Spectacle Ahead of His Job

The high-profile fight with UPS didn't improve working conditions as much as O'Brien promised.

Reason

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Teamsters' O'Brien's Surprising Praise For Trump At RNC Raises Eyebrows

He acknowledged that his presence had caused backlash from his union, the left, and anti-union factions on the right.

International Business Times

Trump’s arrival and ‘our God saves’: key takeaways from Republican convention day one

The ex-president names JD Vance as his running mate and becomes the official party nominee on an eventful first day

The Guardian - US

Teamsters union president calls Trump ‘tough SOB’ in unprecedented speech at Republican convention

Sean O’Brien thanks ex-president for ‘opening RNC’s doors’, breaking with most major unions who have backed Biden

The Guardian - US

Teamsters head warns his union not ‘beholden’ to Democrats in RNC speech

Union chief shouts out Trump, JD Vance and Josh Hawley as leaders of populist right

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Teamsters Union President Addresses Broken System At RNC

Sean O’Brien, Teamsters president, highlights challenges faced by American workers at the Republican National Convention.

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Biden meets with the Teamsters today. But don't expect an endorsement any time soon

The 1.3 million member union is in every battleground state. Former President Donald Trump has also met with the organization and made his pitch. But don't expect an endorsement any time soon.

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The Guardian - US

Teamsters union pays $2.9m to settle racial discrimination lawsuit

Exclusive: union’s president, Sean O’Brien, accused of having ‘publicly humiliated’ Black and Hispanic workers

The Guardian - US

‘A slap in the face’: progressive anger as Teamsters union chief meets Trump

Leftwing members of 1.3m-strong labor union unhappy with Sean O’Brien for private meeting with Republican frontrunner

The Guardian - US

‘There won’t be any beer come March’: US Anheuser-Busch workers threaten strike

Represented by Teamsters, 5,000 workers at 12 breweries prepare to strike after voting 99% in favor

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Liars, expulsions and near-fistfights: Congress plumbs the depths in 2023

From removing a House speaker and expelling an indicted member, it was not a great year for America’s representatives

The Guardian - UK

Brawny billionaires, pumped-up politicians: why powerful men are challenging each other to fights

Musk and Zuck challenged each other to a fight; the former House speaker allegedly shoved a colleague. It was a bumper year for male insecurity

The Independent UK

A year in congressional chaos: The craziest moments from 2023

From falsely activated fire alarms to lunging lawmakers and criminal indictments, here are the moments that defined 2023 in Congress. Ariana Baio reports

The Independent UK

GOP lawmaker accused of picking colleagues’ noses on Israel trip

‘It was just middle school,’ former Congressman David Trott’s wife said

The Guardian - AU

Australian supermarket vanilla ice-cream taste test: the best tub is from Aldi (so is the worst)

From velvety specimens to ‘watery’ experiences, Nicholas Jordan has the inside scoop on ice-cream tubs – the good, the bad, and the simply vanilla

The Independent UK

Senator who threatened fight during hearing blames union boss: ‘He started it’

Markwayne Mullin, a former mixed martial arts fighter, said he ‘did not deal good with bullies’

The Independent UK

GOP senator boasts about almost getting in a fight with union leader

Near-brawl during Senate hearing was stopped by Bernie Sanders

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