January 1, Teamsters Leader Criticizes Harris Over Union Relations

Sean O’Brien is the big boss of the Teamsters, and he’s not happy with Vice President Kamala Harris. He says she acted like she didn’t need the Teamsters to win against President-elect Donald Trump.

O’Brien was on “The Tucker Carlson Show” and explained why the Teamsters didn’t cheer for Harris in the presidential election this time. This is a big deal because the union usually picks a side, but not now.

O’Brien told a story about Harris saying to one of their vice presidents, Joan Corey, that the union should hurry up and support her. That sounded a lot like a threat!

The Teamsters wanted to chat with Harris before the election, but she kept avoiding them. Finally, after they kept pushing, she agreed. O’Brien said he was talking to folks everywhere, saying, “Hey, she’s not talking to us, and we’re not even invited to their big party!”

When it was time to ask Harris questions, the union had 16 of them ready. They asked Trump the same questions, and he answered all of them. But Harris? Her team wanted to cut it down to just three questions.

O’Brien said they gave her another question, and suddenly someone on her team told him that it’d be the last one, even though there was plenty of time left. As she left, Harris said she was gonna win with or without the union. Talk about overconfident!

Tucker Carlson thought that was pretty arrogant of her. O’Brien felt the same way and even called a buddy, Marty Walsh, to complain about Harris’ attitude.

O’Brien also shared a concern about President Biden, saying he seemed too old and it was kind of sad to see. Most of the Teamsters, about 59.6%, liked Trump more than Harris. The union has a lot of members, 1.3 million to be exact, and they used to support Biden and Hillary Clinton.

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Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t seem too interested in getting the support of the Teamsters, and that’s not simply a small oversight. When unions like ours reach out, it’s because we want to represent the voices of many hardworking people. But when we tried to talk to Harris, she didn’t make time for us. We even had a list of 16 questions for both her and Trump. Trump answered them all, but Harris was only willing to discuss three. This made us feel like she wasn’t taking our concerns seriously.

It was surprising when she told someone on her team that it would be the last question even though we still had time. Then, she left, saying she’d win with or without the union’s support. This kind of overconfidence made us feel like our voices didn’t matter to her. It’s important for leaders to listen to working people, and it didn’t seem like she was interested in doing that. The Teamsters represent a big group, and our members expect that their leaders will hear their concerns and take them seriously.

Also, there’s a feeling among many Teamsters that President Biden might not be up for the job due to his age, and that’s worrying. With so many members, about 1.3 million, our union usually has a significant influence. However, this time a lot of us felt more comfortable with Trump, with 59.6% favoring him over Harris. We deserve leaders who will engage with us and understand our issues. Hopefully, in the future, political leaders will realize the value of communicating with unions like ours instead of taking our support for granted.

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