The Teamsters Union Will Not Endorse Kamala

[@BeardOfRiker]

On the one hand, Harris cast the deciding vote in the senate that saved the Teamsters’ pension. On the other hand, Trump pretended to drive a truck once. It’s a tough choice.

[@AlexDeLarge1]

No one said the Teamsters leadership were the brightest bulbs in the box.

[@Decension]

@@AlexDeLarge1Now I won’t support teamsters and I honestly don’t care if any policy is passed for them. They just lost the good faiths of a lot of workers / voters.

[@massdefection]

​@Decension Teamster branches on a state level have actually been splitting from the main branch to come out for Harris, the current belief is that the head of the Teamsters nationally is a Trump supporter and wanted this to hurt Kamala.

[@Decension]

@@massdefection Wrote that comment during my break and I stand by it, I won’t support teamsters until they come out and unequivocally endorse Harris. Union issues just went to the bottom of the list for a lot of workers and voters, myself included.

[@massdefection]

@@Decension So many branches have actually come out now I'm reading, it seems like the Teamster's national leader might've actually gone above almost every other branch leader's head to put out that statement. I would expect to see him ousted from the Union after this ngl. I wouldn't give up on Union issues because of one small subset trying to ruin the rest.

[@alexh2947]

Important to note, local teamsters in swing states are endorsing harris

[@Loffydox]

even some in red states

[@zeevilone8002]

Yes we do endorse Harris

[@Hyde_Hill]

Yup and the Black teamsters etc. Like they have 1.7 Mil members but chapters representing 1 Mil have endorsed her. Tarlov did a good bit on it on the Five.

[@SpeechCourse1969-rv5jm]

67% of Teamsters are supporting Trump, the leadership based on this overwhelming support decided not to endorse anyone. Oh and Harris only leads Trump by 13% in New York State. Biden won New York in 2020 by 24%. Good reason why she doesn’t do interviews.

[@Orverge]

Confirmed. Local 89 does

[@jasonashley9853]

As a member of the UAW, it is almost incomprehensible how many union members follow Trump. The cognitive dissonance and not knowing how Trump was hostile to unions during his administration.

[@AlexDeLarge1]

It's because they're racist.

[@Henrik_Holst]

I guess that they are falling for the whole "the migrants are taking your jobs and lowering your wages" and the "the tarrifs will fix everything" shenanigans.

[@diamantetatum319]

Im also a member of the UAW. In fact I’m on my lunch break at work right now. Its shocking how many people I work with are total dipshits when it comes to politics. (Illinois)

[@xXRickTrolledXx]

But the scary browns devalue muh labor are coming for muh job Obligatory /s for my own sake

[@diamantetatum319]

@@xXRickTrolledXx I work in a factory and I wear a hat that says “Prosecutor vs Felon 2024” on it and the dirty looks I get from these morons fuels me. Also was standing in line to get my lunch and two dudes behind me were talking about how Trump “better win” and I turned around. Brother when they saw my hat they shut up so fast.

[@curvingfyre6810]

teamscels getting absolutely unionmogged by United Autochads.

[@adel885]

Cringe

[@444Nightshade]

None of these terms are in the Bible 😂

[@Bonaboo]

@@adel885oh lighten up

[@AlexDeLarge1]

@@adel885 YOU'RE cringe.

[@bdee5301]

​@@Bonaboo cringe.

[@dappanam]

Fun fact, the Teamsters union endorsed Reagan so uh

[@davidletarte214]

nobody said they were bright

[@Typical.Anomaly]

Reagan took every state except MN in 1984. Everybody liked him. He was a great actor, and managed to fleece us with great stealth.

[@AlexDeLarge1]

@@Typical.Anomaly He was a GARBAGE actor. Americans are just extremely gullible.

[@bjornstahle4652]

@@Typical.Anomaly Thisthisthisthis!!!!!!

[@SergeantSniper]

@@Typical.Anomaly When you put it that way, it only makes sense Trump would continue in the same way. He's just more insane and narcissistic. At least more outwardly so.

[@Teeveepicksures]

Most Teamsters were working and didnt get a chance to vote. The ones who did represent a much older and conservative segment of their members.

[@samiamrg7]

Oh the irony that the Union didn’t provide adequate voting options for their working members.

[@Darth_Insidious]

It's criminal that voting day isn't a national holiday.

[@samiamrg7]

@@Teeveepicksures How on Earth did my comment get deleted? It was literally just about the irony of not accounting for working union members in a vote!

[@troll2161]

@@samiamrg7KZbin moderation is weird, Nazi dog whistling in the Daily Wire‘s comment sections is fine but writing a simple comment as a leftist? Nah man, don’t be silly.

[@anthonypareigis6188]

​@@samiamrg7you have to show up to the meetings at the local to vote. Most union members never go to a meeting as they're on our days off (sundays) and sporadic. That being said I'm a member of local 705 (Chicago) and we never voted on kamala only Biden v trump. Biden got over 10x the votes of trump.

[@atillanandorfuri3343]

I'm 1000% sure these teamsters are listening to Joe Rogan and beaniehead for entire days while on the road.

[@OkByeNw]

@atillanandorfuri3343 dude, it is a real problem. Especially back in the day when all drivers had was radio.

[@joelcastillo5828]

When Trump gets on Joe Rogan, it's all over for Kamala

[@richardarriaga6271]

​@@OkByeNwI rode interstate listening to AM radio in Feb 2020. Radio was wild.

[@YorTroYorTroY]

@@joelcastillo5828 That will not change a thing. Joes rhetoric is so anti DNC already. There is no one changing their mind now, especially towards trump.

[@blackwatertv7018]

Plenty of chapters are. The union president is gonna get kicked out lol

[@Steven-T]

How has he not already been booted?

[@danymend5797]

They can't overthrow the president of teamsters! He's literally their light in his golden throne with all the machinery keeping him alive, the last time chapters rebelled like that we called it the "Horus heresy"! It's better to avoid it. (I'm of course joking, but when i read chapters i just thought of 40k)

[@Phillyunited215]

Came here to say this. And she’s getting those in swing states.

[@Colin-kh6kp]

Surely the leopards won't eat THEIR faces...

[@michlo3393]

There is just no way!

[@Thaddios]

This is what my buddy who's in the teamsters said: The referendum vote for endorsement was never binding. it went out as a postcard that I got in the mail *two days* before they announced they wouldn't endorse anyone. And there was no deadline on the card or anything like that.

[@rustyshackelford312]

And after she was the tie breaking vote that saved their pensions.

[@Jake_Sachs]

Re teachers unions: my wife's a teacher and she says they do lots of great stuff, including ensuring raises every year, PTO stuff including mental health days, fighting with the administration for good deals, etc. We're in NJ btw

[@hopeiswherethehomeis9606]

I remember they were busy trying to keep the school boards from being stupid about Covid in my hometown.

[@richardarriaga6271]

​@@hopeiswherethehomeis9606They are the spine when principals have none.

[@QuantumTelephone]

WISCONSIN TEAMSTERS JUST ENDORSED HARRIS

[@KarlMarkyMarxx]

Chill. All the regional offices are. About 70% of the rank and file are Trumpers anyway. Teamsters are an awful union.

[@blackwatertv7018]

Funny I’ve seen the opposite actually..

[@harborwolf22]

​@@blackwatertv7018it's probably heavily influenced by where you are in the country.

[@timstram]

​@@blackwatertv7018I'm in Rhode Island, deep deep blue state. Trust me teamsters here are almost entirely pro Trump. It's kinda sad.

[@USS_Sentinel]

That blows my mind. A union man supporting TRUMP. The stupidity in this country hurts so much.

[@n8chz]

@@USS_Sentinel Good union jobs are wasted on some people.

[@unclebobboomergames]

As a member of teamsters 705 im still voting kamala and the head of the union not endorsing her means literally nothing

[@ryno4ever433]

@unclebobboomergames the poll has to mean something though.

[@Delta-Yeeter-of-Boxes]

Local 705 represent!!!

[@unclebobboomergames]

​@@ryno4ever433 not to me. Union culture doesnt exist anymore like that in america. The voting patterns are going to skew how they normally would for the demographic working there in whatever area the place of work is. Union workers arent any more left leaning. Though itd be the most logical thing.

[@millennialmongoose3392]

I'm a Teamster and internally there is a lot of discontent over O'Brien and him showing any favor to trump.

[@pickyourswitchoriginal]

Agreed.

[@niningsetia4213]

Okay but..serah lu dah Legal everything You count by Peace Good feeling We ALSO!🦋

[@mytruecrimelibrary]

Trump held a rally at a non union plant and had the workers hold up "unions for Trump " signs

[@Enkarashaddam]

Well to be fair it was the nutjob president of the union who spoke at the RNC who said he wouldn't give support to anybody (although he stilled showed up at the RNC). He doesn't speak for the whole union. It's the smaller bargaining units who support Harris independently.

[@w0ody16]

Classic, voting against their own interests...

[@afterhourscinema782]

The VIRGIN teamsters VS the CHAD Uaw

[@anonihme5142]

holy crap this constant view of everything through the prism of toxic masculinity is annoying as feck

[@Piratewaffle43]

Love anti-union unions.

[@bluchu22]

To be fair, many locals are supporting her.

[@Michael-sb8jf]

Our local is supporting Harris

[@norcodaev]

Yeah, let’s not endorse the lady who was VP to the most union friendly President ever. Great move, Sean🤦🏼‍♂️ I’m sure they wanted to endorse trump sooooo bad, but didn’t wanna answer a million questions about supporting an unapologetic racist.

[@corpse1244]

well the teamsters sect in my part of western PA endorsed Harris so i'd call that a win

[@Izlude84]

As a former CWA union steward, the average union worker knows fuck all about why the union actually benefits them. Cognitive deficiency is an understatement.

[@meowkimty]

i said "i want a new video" out lout and refreshed my page. 26 seconds ago.

[@randomnerd5807]

"Monkey's Paw curls"

[@Xx_d4ydr34ming_b4t_xX]

Bro summoned vouwsh

[@Ninj4Fox2020]

West coast have broken off and endorsed Harris, especially here in vegas

[@ElinSnatyrVODs]

important to note that the poll the national president of Teamsters did was only a small percentage, leaders were thinking they were endorsing harris, and local teams have decided to take it onto themselves to endorse her instead.

[@lukemccann8930]

Yeah I know too many teamsters to be surprised by this. Too many of the members buy into silly bootstrap bullshit.

[@quaderex3420]

I love when people vote for "Leopards Eating People's Faces Party" and when their face gets eaten blame the other side.

[@michlo3393]

51% of Women in 2016 are living that meme as we speak.

[@WhatWillYouFind]

The leaders of the Teamsters are literal scabs that will hopefully get forcefully evicted from their positions. Nothing to worry about

[@KevinLyda]

Labour unions have always had a problem: there's always xenophobia and other ways to limit the labour supply are lurking in the background. There's an enlightened view of labour rights that doesn't do this, but the basic version of it does this.

[@ChevyFan079]

The Locals came out and endorsed her, O'Brien's BS failed.

[@camalbee413]

I’m a teamsters union member I didn’t participate in these polls but I’m voting for Harris and Walz although I do think many of my coworkers feel differently

[@w0ody16]

One thing to note, is that Boeing workers are playing hardball because they'd absorbed hits as workers over the past few years. Meanwhile CEOs got huge payouts as they mismanaged the company. Now they're finally asking for what they're owed. That's why the starting talk was 25% pay increase.

[@ASDeckard]

Something fun to note, literally all upper management pay at Boeing adds up to 300 million per year. Yes, that includes the CEO, CFO, ect. Yes, that includes stock options, travel expenses, ect, ect, all compensation, everything. For all 2K managers and the upper management. That is 9 thousand a year per striking employee, or 2 thousand a year per Boeing's entire employee base. Not the million employees that work at places they contract with who say 'I work for Boeing,' but their actually on the record staff. Literally only 2k a year, when the average Boeing employee makes over 100K. The 25% pay increase they offered was literally the mechanical upper limit on what the company could in theory afford if everything went financially perfect for the next ten years. Boeing already spends 16 *billion* paying their lower employees. 16 *billion.* To refresh, their entire management class only costs them 300 million per year.

[@v6math]

Teacher's unions must negotiate with the state. Far different than bargaining with a corporation.

[@FallNDownStairs]

21k polled out of 1.5m. The main issue I had was O’Brien going on the news and saying that the Democrats can do more being very vague and said that the Republicans can support the PRO Act or something similar to it. All the while from their website and official press release, “While Harris pledged, if elected, to sign the PRO Act, an essential piece of labor legislation strengthening union protections, and criticized dangerous “right to work” laws that are enacted to bankrupt unions, Trump would not commit to veto national “right to work” legislation if he returned to the White House.” But hey they’re the same right teamsters?

[@larswhitt1549]

Teamsters, are they not some kind of mafia union?

[@palmarium]

About 7 years ago the first state-wide strike in American history took place by teachers in West Virginia. They ended up getting a 5% increase in wages and I got to miss school excused for 2 weeks.

[@savagesalvage9449]

5% increase is absolutely sad. For teachers even. Obviously good on them for fighting and getting anything but like come on. It's like Vaush said here, it's a nothingburger. A concession. A pittance to make them feel like they won. It's gross. We had this whole idea of a country wide strike for all of like 5 minutes and we saw how fast that fizzled out because these idiots won't admit that billionaires have a lot of money and can make many many ppl talk against the betterment of all. I hate this place

[@savagesalvage9449]

Just stating that comments can easily be bought will get you shouted down anywhere because that's the big dirty secret nobody can figure out, somehow

[@tc2241]

When your politics collide with your own self-interests

[@christopherjustice6411]

Scabs. Who needs em?

[@milestailprower]

If you find any teamster who defends the Teamster's president speaking at the RNC, all you need to do is point out that JD Vance has a lifetime score of *ZERO* *PERCENT* according to the AFL-CIO. If you want unions to be part of the overton window in both parties, maybe you shouldn't pick a Republican who is at the very bottom when it comes to labor and unions. Republicans on average score low, but JD Vance is below that. If Republicans were running with someone like Susan Collins at the top of the ticket, going to the RNC to speak might make more sense, even if Republicans on average are worse. However, this was the absolute worst time to give any credit or attention to them.

[@disthingsuxyt8272]

least counter revolutionary union

[@om3g4888]

As a Teamster, I can confirm that I work with A LOT of morons.

[@fukingidiot9156]

Same here

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

Weren’t they for Ronald Reagan in the ‘80s? Some things never change.

[@BigRell91]

Teamster here ummmm alot of the locals have broken off and are endorsing Harris

[@liammiller6247]

Teamsters members be like "Mmmm yum, class collaboration"

[@seanburst564]

I worked for a local union hall for awhile. A majority of them were definitely republican which was always wild AF to me.. A lot of those guys also thought "right to work" was a good policy. 😂

[@taylorchamplin379]

There are a lot of union members who don’t understand what it does for them. I’ve heard a lot of the “you can’t fire such and such stories where they talk crap about other employees”

[@gotmike]

Teamster here, it’s kind of embarrassing for me how many trumpers I work with. It’s true that some of my co workers who are rank and file are actually low key anti union 🤦‍♂️

[@thaenaa]

truly the worst union

[@lukemccann8930]

Nope still cops

[@KommandantAegis]

@@lukemccann8930 those aren't unions, those are just legal gangs in disguise

[@xXRickTrolledXx]

The can share the trophy on the weekend

[@ether_sect]

We won't forget this.

[@ChristinaRoDyk]

They polled 21k. IMO, Obrien not endorsing her turned out to be a good thing. We now get to see all the support she actually has from across the country including swing states. I think this makes Obrien look bad...which is good.

[@Commander_ZiN]

Well if I was the other 40% of Teamsters I'd quit that union, I can't imagine that union would have their best interests at heart. Weren't they on stage with Trump?

[@eleventhhouseofzenith]

No, they need to convince the other 60 percent to quit. Don't leave, make the others leave

[@Commander_ZiN]

@@eleventhhouseofzenith nah, start your own union, it's much easier than making the rest quit, they also out number you.

[@sdeepj]

Teamsters should be the “Leopard Ate My Face” union

[@VooshSpokesman]

Love from a Suris and Xanderhal fan!

[@regionalrange3052]

You is what is wrong woth the world if you an actual xanderhal fan haha

[@VooshSpokesman]

@@regionalrange3052 Hows that?

[@DystopianUtopia8]

They've been bought off.

[@Nightwolf5151]

As someone who is a member of teamsters it's kinda sad but also I don't find the poll results too surprising?

[@davidd6660]

How many industries havnt given raises in 20 years? 25% is small compared to the accrued savings.

[@kyleodland6249]

Im part of that union and a lot of my coworkers. Are trump supporters which blows my mind!

[@calvinterry8702]

My dad worked as a teacher in seattle for years, union is pretty good he got paid 6 figures and we were able to own a house with my mom working as well

[@hopeiswherethehomeis9606]

As your token mechatronics technician, yeah man, it really is that bleak in blue collar work. Save me

[@greywolf845]

I hear ya. The internal cringing gets painful after a while

[@Iban-Underground]

Token mechatronics man, do you like public speaking? And or interviews?

[@hopeiswherethehomeis9606]

@@Iban-Underground haha, no. Sorry 😅

[@KayLee-lw5iv]

There just aren't enough unions

[@evenodd3339]

My grandfather was a part of the uaw. Voted blue for 72 years

[@kylereese6202]

Not enough people are talking about this, but east coast and gulf coast longshoremen unions are about to strike on October first. It would cause a MASSIVE backlog of international shipping which is like, everything.

[@noheroespublishing1907]

The Military Industrial Complex is the Means of Production within the United States; what must be seized.

[@jacobgsutton]

This is what happens when the vanguard is not vanguarding

[@frisk-jl6zg]

0:56 bro got dat W political drip.

[@bakerbrown6]

I live in NJ. I am retired but i was a union worker, and worked with about 75% MAGA fanatics. When Chris Christy got in office he went to war with all the unions. So the people I worked with would not vote for Christy but they would still vote republican for president. Makes no sense to me 😂

[@CZnLB]

Teamsters represents the union workers of Disney. And Disney is so corporate (more so than most unions m) so it’s not surprising they’re one of the only major unions that don’t take a stance either way.

[@Omegagunner]

Blair Mountain is doing somersaults

[@roush26]

SEC vs Jarkesy, MeidasTouch made a video about this and it undermines how our Government works as we know it. You should bring your thoughts and attention to this.

[@Argumemnon]

Unions supporting authoritarians. Incredible.

[@PaulSkuta]

Yet she continues toward victory without the endorsement of one man. He, not the members themselves, would appear to be inconsequential.

[@Dr.Spatula]

To be fair, police unions are amazing for the police

[@CowboyPants-h5p]

Teamsters WILL be supporting Harris. Too bad for you.

[@redjellonian8126]

Lol... Oh no, democracy.

[@virilian]

Oh. no. please don't. Whatever will we do. Don't tell all your teamsters to stop voting for Trump and endorse Harris. What a nightmare 😂😂😂

[@OkByeNw]

The teamster workers are probably under the impression that Trump will actually deliver on not taxing their overtime pay. Companies like UPS usually have some level of mandatory overtime where they're earning $75hr $90hr. Trump will absolutely not fallow through on that promise but I can understand the appeal in that scenario.

[@taylorbaker47]

As far as the Boeing strike goes, Boeing employees are generally underpaid compared to other companies in the aviation industry like airlines and shit. Mechanics and QA inspectors and all those kinds of jobs. Boeing came offering a 25% raise but the union handed out fliers back during the summer showing what the union was demanding going into it and they wanted a 75% raise, so it’s obvious that we’re all gonna vote to strike if we feel exploited by a shit corporation that isn’t paying us enough and their response to our ask is to basically give very little and try to sweeten it with stock and investment programs or whatever. Also offered a 3k bonus if the contract was accepted, but people have been talking about it where I work at since like this time last year, everyone was on the same page that we were basically gonna strike no matter what. And this was before even the whole door blowout mid-flight incident. It’s been a pretty big deal for everyone getting ready for this

[@gljames24]

It's funny how a lot of Consumer Cooperatives workers are against Socialism, but are working at a communally owned company.

[@NoisyRooster]

They are going to give her their endorsement at the dramatic last second. They are waiting to see who will actually win the electoral college. Trump still has an incredibly, inconceivable high chance of still winning, via electoral college shenanigans.

[@grumpydave7329]

Maybe they just don't like themselves.

[@thedenimmage2854]

I'm a Teamster and am SO PISSED about my union endorsing Trump.

[@kielmessersmith1956]

To be fair, agreeing to only speak the the RNC, and not to the objectively more pro union party was about all you need to know about the teamsters president.

[@Thanksforaskingme]

I was in the Teamsters local 700 as a public sector laborer. We also had drivers and prison guards. So many of my coworkers were conservative. We were less skilled than unions like UAW so I'm not surprised

[@lilkitkittu2709]

Paulsego from DFF is so happy right now. 💀 disgusting.

[@Iban-Underground]

Paulsego being excited for the death of democracy? Sounds like Paul.

[@smokepotion6981]

As someone who was a member of IBEW in Tennesee. Yes, the members there were mostly all conservatives that were pro union.

[@pootispiker2866]

In retaliation, Kamala's administration should pump more money into improving freight rail.

[@milestailprower]

Average Republican Teamster who supports Trump: "Mr. Evrart is helping me find my braincells!"

[@QT5656]

Oh dear... At least North Carolina now looks more likely to vote for the Democratic party.

[@Mettle_DAD]

O'Brian trying to do what his members want rather than showing leadership and telling them hey Biden Harris is way better on labor and manufacturing jobs

[@Mettle_DAD]

Public sector unions arent the same as private sector unions.

[@cayladodd9216]

I went to the straw polls it was all old white retired teamsters who already got all they needed out of the union and now only care about getting their taxes cut. They held the polls on Sundays when most of my colleagues had family or church things going on literally the only ones who had the time to go were retired teamsters and me who only goes because I’m a steward and I need to be there

[@carlosmiguelteixeiraott3643]

Didn't the Teamsters head guy speak at the RNC?

[@Iban-Underground]

Yes. Shawn O'Brian (Brien?)

[@richardarriaga6271]

Teamsters were the most sus union aside from cop unions

[@Commander_ZiN]

It happened to Intel. An engineer is trying to pull it out of the ground, but the government is now backing Intel and not AMD. Talk about putting all your eggs in one basket. I feel like it's been going down hill ever since AMD bought out Radeon and sold their fabs. We need to protect market diversity because now they're having to protect the single market player and it's much worse and costs much more.

[@Luminousreign]

You can expect the endorsements to be sparse this election cycle for democrats at least. With no primary they are not making any concessions to anyone.

[@GrayAndGrey]

By the People, For the People: but people are so damn stupid.

[@Forgemane]

I came undone at the bang-a-piece -of-metal-with-a-pipe-wrench factory.

[@MichaelBath-xv5bd]

I wonder what the team members really think ?

[@Bssenterpise]

Just because you drive a train doesn’t mean you need to follow the stereotype