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International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean OBrien made a splash last month speaking at the Republican National Convention, and his organization now stands alone among Americas largest unions in withholding an endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harrris, Politico reports.
But Donald Trumps comments to Elon Musk Monday night suggesting that striking workers ought to be summarily fired have inflamed organized labor and put OBrien on the spot.
He responded last night: Firing workers for organizing, striking, and exercising their rights as Americans is economic terrorism,
https://politicalwire.com/2024/08/14/teamsters-chief-hits-back-at-trumps-remarks/

mucifer
(25,256 posts)catbyte
(37,409 posts)That thing got rich by stiffing his workers -- for decades.
What a knob. I hope the guy who's challenging him wins.
dem4decades
(13,016 posts)The fucking idiot is backing a guy that is famous for saying you're fired.
Are the Teamsters the dumbest union?
gab13by13
(29,056 posts)at the "economic terrorist's" convention?
It's hard to replace an International union president, but someone needs to run against him.
marble falls
(67,162 posts)Omnipresent
(7,045 posts)Did he really think they would cheer him on??
Can someone hand him a penny, so he may purchase a clue?