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The Teamsters’ decision to not make an election endorsement was the first time the union has chosen not to make an endorsement since 1996. The Union has endorsed every Democratic candidate since 2000.
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Polling conducted before Joe Biden, who in 2023 became the first sitting president to join a picket line, dropped out of the race, showed that the union’s members preferred Biden to Trump, 44.3% to 36.3%, according to the Union.
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It comes in the wake of scrutiny of its president, Sean O’Brien, becoming the first Teamsters leader to address the Republican national convention in July.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/18/election-teamsters-endorsement-harris-trump
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