Teamsters say most of its members back Trump for president in poll
Teamsters say most of its members back Trump for president in poll
The Teamsters union on Wednesday said polling shows most of its members back Republican former President Donald Trump's bid for a new term in the White House over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.
The 1.3 million-member union said its executive board plans to announce later on Wednesday who it is endorsing in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
The union said a national electronic poll of its members from July 24-Sept. 15 showed rank-and-file Teamsters voted 59.6% to endorse Trump compared with 34% for Harris.
From what reporting I've heard, it's an informal poll. If I had to guess, probably some google form that was emailed out to members. Given the leadership of the union spoke at RNC and praised Trump, I wouldn't read too much into it.
That said, still very possible uneducated, mostly male members support Trump for personal reasons, and honestly I don't know how much that should matter. The endorsement actually should reflect whatever candidate has the unions interest in mind, which is why most other unions are supporting the obvious, pro-union candidate.
"Teamsters think shooting themselves in the penis is the best course of action"
If Trump somehow wins, they'll complain he's shooting the wrong people in the penis (but still support him)
Election 2024: weak handshake vs kick in the dick.
So they decided to vote for the anti-union capitalist.
Because it is not about economics. It has never been about economics. Not in 2016, not in 2020, and not now.
It is about misogyny and racism. And has been long before Trump too.
The billionaire who inherited millions from his dad and lived in a gold-plated penthouse in NYC and has been sued multiple times for not paying his contract work really understands the plight of the working man, you know?
The businessman who bankrupted a casino multiple times
They lap it up, too. It’s ridiculous that they push for a candidate that will actively work to create a world where these guys are paid less, but the greatest consequence these guys can get for their votes is his winning.
...something about leopards eating faces...
Interesting how this poll comes out at the same time as all these articles saying how the Teamsters Union has broken years of precident by not officially endorsing a presidential candidate.
They know their members are for Trump but Harris will win. Only logical choice
...before Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race on July 21, members backed Biden 44.3% to Trump’s 36.3%.
Now:
...voted 59.6% to endorse Trump compared with 34% for Harris.
Uh what??
Sounds like they made up their mind at the RNC when Teamsters President Sean O'Brien gave his address. Hmm...
Edit for clarity in the quote
Can't/won't be led by a black woman (or any woman for that matter).
I worked in a unionized saw mill previously and you have no idea how misogynistic places like that are ... still ... in the 21st fucking century.
I think Hilary Clinton said it:
The worst man is still favoured over the best woman.
It's something like that.
Yes I can, and just because it's more concentrated in my area doesn't mean it doesn't exist everywhere else. I'll say it again: civil rights are human rights.
I guess they also hate Taylor Swift.
Morans.
It's true: Teamsters aren't known for their overabundance of schoolin', eh?
More importantly, how many votes were recorded?
The union did not immediately include other details about the polling, including how many members participated. Source
Isn't a party realignment spurred by culture war stuff exactly what trump's broad strategy has been all along? I'm gonna guess that if you removed the fact that they are in a union, many teamsters members probably look a lot like typical trump voters.
Well fuck. :/
Yes, blue collar workers are usually conservative. This isn't news.
Historically, union workers were assured dem voters. This changed as the dems left organized labor out to dry.
Not surprised. Dems haven't done enough lately for workers. They used to be THE worker party. But since Clinton, they've been nearly as deep into corpo pockets as Republicans.
Even Biden sided with the railroad corpo's over the union.
I've said it before. Many Trump votes, are votes to blow up the system hoping for something new. Because it's not working for the average person anymore.
I’ve said it before. Many Trump votes, are votes to blow up the system hoping for something new.
How did that work out in 2016?
Not well. But nobody (including Trump) ever expected him to win, and there was no real plan. Now they have Project 2025. This time things will go real bad if he gets elected.
Blow up the system by bringing in a person who will install an even worse system. Smart move.
Oh c'mon, he just said he would be dictator for a day! He didn't mean it! Or he did and you should have known better. Whichever one is applicable come November.
Even Biden sided with the railroad corpo's over the union.
Yes, because at that time further supply chain disruptions would have been disastrous for Americans.
And what happened after that? The White House continued to work with the Union until they reached an acceptable compromise.
The economy didn't take another hit, the union is happy, and Internet commenters can cry "Corpo Biden!" with no included context as to what happened.
What the hell are you talking about? The Inflation Reduction Act has tons of spending that goes to union labor. Biden's tariffs also protect industries that have tons of union labor. What the fuck has Trump ever done to help unions?
These people literally never know what they are talking about
I think what stands out to me is the growing use of legislative power to stop strikes and remove negotiating power from unions. The most recent major example being the then pending rail strike back in 2022.
Sure Trump will be 10x worse, but the Dems really haven't done enough to address the health and safety of these people, and to protect them from growing corporate exploitation.
I said "enough" not "nothing". The Inflation Reduction Act goes to corpos first. Then whatever they can't manage to skim off for themselves, will go to workers. It's still a corpo first policy.
Replacing the parliamentarian to push through the $15 minimum wage would have been better.
I would be surprised at the absolute stupidity of that, voting for the absolute corpo party in some bizarre protest, but you guys already voted him in for a first term so nothing is really surprising when it comes to the US anymore.
Where did that user say they voted for him?
Yah, it's not smart.
It's sad that people are so myopic, they can neither see nor appreciate the plain truth when it's in front of them. And I was one, and maybe in many ways still am. Regular people have no one representing their interests.