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Teamsters union declines to endorse in presidential election, breaking decades of precedent (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 27 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

~~Ok for real though, was this a union leadership call, or was it a vote? Because I’d be a bit shocked if this was achieved by a vote. And if it was a leadership call, I’d expect new leadership shortly.~~

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On Wednesday, the union released the results of their survey, which was conducted after Biden dropped out of the race. It found that almost 60% of rank-and-file union members preferred to endorse Trump, while 34% backed Harris.

Jesus christ. The aggregate idiocy is shocking.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 20 points 4 weeks ago

This is what we get from unions purged of socialists: workers lacking class consciousness.