“Neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests of working people are always put before Big Business,” Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said in a statement.
He added, “We sought commitments from both [former president Donald] Trump and [Vice President Kamala] Harris not to interfere in critical union campaigns or core Teamsters industries—and to honor our members’ right to strike—but were unable to secure those pledges.”
If you don’t withhold your vote if you don’t get the concessions you need, you’re not doing democracy right. Candidates are supposed to compete for your interests, not take your vote for granted while getting donations from big business.
“Neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests of working people are always put before Big Business,” Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said in a statement.
If you don’t get concessions, why endorse? They’ll take the votes and the corporate money and keep starving the NLRB of resources.
Majority of large union supports candidate who has been clearly against unions.
Makes sense.
If you don’t withhold your vote if you don’t get the concessions you need, you’re not doing democracy right. Candidates are supposed to compete for your interests, not take your vote for granted while getting donations from big business.
Not remotely related to what they said.
If you don’t get concessions, why endorse? They’ll take the votes and the corporate money and keep starving the NLRB of resources.
If you’re not going to make a point related to the comment you responded to, why comment?