Steven Greenhouse at Slate takes a very interesting deep dive into the Teamsters’ decision not to make an endorsement in the Presidential race, especially when it comes to Democratic Candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris, who as part of the Biden-Harris Administration moved political heaven and earth to enact the Teamsters’ #1 legislative priority: An $86 billion bill, passed in 2021, that rescues the underfunded pensions of more than 400,000 Teamster Members and two million Union Members in all.  It should be noted Republican/MAGA and Anti-Union President Candidate Donald Trump opposed that legislation.  Writes Greenhouse: It should mean a lot to Teamsters and their leaders that Harris has been part of the most Pro-Union Presidential Administration in modern history.  Not just President Joe Biden, but Vice President Kamala Harris walked on a Union picket line.  Both Biden and Harris have often spoken out in favor of Workers during Unionization Drives and Strikes.  The Teamsters’ non-endorsement is widely seen as a blow to Harris, and that non-endorsement, together with O’Brien’s appearance at the Republican Convention, could definitely help deliver victory to Trump in November - something that O’Brien and his Union will end up regretting because a second Trump Administration will probably be even more of a danger to Unions (and Democracy) than the first one.

To Read This Excellent Labor News Story In Its Entirety, Go To: Teamsters presidential endorsement 2024: Why the union didn't pick Harris or Trump. (slate.com)