Sean O’Brien, president of 1.3 million-strong union, was also first to speak at the Republican national convention in 2024
  • Sunshine@piefed.caEnglish
    4 days

    “The Republicans have done nothing but take a gun to our head at every turn. And why we think that we can somehow change their behavior, I don’t understand it. It’s not a logical argument,” said John Palmer, who was elected on O’Brien’s slate in 2021 as an at-large vice-president on the Teamsters executive board, but who broke ranks in criticizing O’Brien’s RNC appearance in 2024. “I live in Texas. I’m a moderate guy, but I know when somebody’s trying to cut my throat.”

  • melsaskca@lemmy.caEnglish
    4 days

    The good news I see here is that union members will vote how they think they should vote, not how the union leaders want them to vote.

  • Spaceman@lemmy.caEnglish
    4 days

    Because they are leaders…they are all in on the get rich grift

  • Wataba@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4 days

    But I thought unions were meant to be universally good?,???

    Good news flash, people; no-one is above reproach.