“I don’t get this, except maybe pragmatism,” Quinn said on the podcast. “There’s no doubt which party supports unions and which does not... Maybe it’s that because Ohio is so red that the only way to have any influence in Columbus is to be inside instead of on the outside. But there is no way Ramaswamy is not going to stick it to the unions.”
The endorsements come from carpenters, plumbers, building and construction trades, teamsters, and operating engineers unions – traditionally Democratic allies who are now backing a candidate with a documented anti-union history. As reporter Lisa Garvin explained: “Ramaswamy has been a vocal critic of unions previously, particularly teachers unions. He’s actually said that unions for federal workers and local teachers unions shouldn’t exist at all.”
Ramaswamy appears to have offered ;iyy;r in return. Quinn pointed out: “He’s getting their endorsement without making a single concrete promise that is public. You can’t trust him if he won’t go public with it. If he’s telling them privately what he’s going to do, why would they believe him?”
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11/the-puzzling-case-of-labor-unions-backing-anti-labor-vivek-ramaswamy-for-ohio-governor.html
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