Introduction: America’s largest

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters,
one of America’s most influential unions,
has refused to support the President

of the United States for the first time since 1996.
The union, which has about 1.3 million
members in the United States and

Canada, said it has received “little
engagement on key Teamsters issues” from
Democratic nominee Kamala Harris

and Republican nominee Donald Trump.
While a poll of members of the public
found “no clear support” for either

candidate, two recent polls suggest
support was biased towards Mr Trump.
The move is a major blow to the Harris

campaign’s efforts to turn out working-class
voters with less than 50 days until Election Day.

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The grant could mobilize thousands of drivers who lived, worked and voted in key states: Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Shortly after the announcement, some regional Teamster councils representing more than half a million members in Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and California said they would support Harris.

In a statement from his campaign, Harris said he had the support of “the vast majority of organized labor” and noted that many of the Teamsters locals supported his candidacy.

“When Donald Trump said he wanted to fire striking workers, Vice President Harris was actually calling for a strike and has been a strong supporter of unions throughout his career,” campaign spokeswoman Lauren Hitt said.

The grant could mobilize thousands of drivers who live, work and vote in key states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Shortly after the announcement, some of the Teamsters regional councils, representing more than 500,000 members in Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and California, announced their support for Harris.
In a statement about his campaign, Harris said he has the support of the “vast majority of organized unions” and noted that many Teamsters locals support his candidacy.

“Vice President Donald Trump actually called for a strike when he said he wanted to fire striking workers and has been a supporter of unions throughout his career,” campaign spokeswoman Lauren Hitt said in a statement.

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