Yes indeed. In all fairness to Trump, he was putting up a fight for the union workers when he started calling manufacturing companies early on in his presidency to persuade them to keep jobs in the US. This ties into his America First agenda.
Musk though is just a filthy rich snob who was spoiled rotten as a kid and under his leadership at Tesla Motors has been notoriously anti-union (not to mention reports of racism happening at the company under Musk's watch). He's said in interviews that he considers himself moderate but he has no idea what he's talking about.
I think the Teamsters realizes that a number of its members are Trump supporters and Harris supporters. The decision to decline to endorse, while not ideal, makes sense in this environment if the goal is to not make a divide with the union member base.
After the 2024 election, Teamsters may change course as long as Trump may not likely factor as much in the 2026 and 2028 elections.
Yes indeed. In all fairness to Trump, he was putting up a fight for the union workers when he started calling manufacturing companies early on in his presidency to persuade them to keep jobs in the US. This ties into his America First agenda.
Musk though is just a filthy rich snob who was spoiled rotten as a kid and under his leadership at Tesla Motors has been notoriously anti-union (not to mention reports of racism happening at the company under Musk's watch). He's said in interviews that he considers himself moderate but he has no idea what he's talking about.
I think the Teamsters realizes that a number of its members are Trump supporters and Harris supporters. The decision to decline to endorse, while not ideal, makes sense in this environment if the goal is to not make a divide with the union member base.
After the 2024 election, Teamsters may change course as long as Trump may not likely factor as much in the 2026 and 2028 elections.