Teamsters President Sean O'Brien responded to anti-labor comments made by Donald Trump during an interview with Elon Musk.
at his union last month when he addressed the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. O’Brien didn’t endorse Trump, but his appearance at his coronation sent a strong message — one the union chief now seems to be trying to temper.“I look at what you do,” Trump told Musk, laughing. “You walk in and you just say, ‘You wanna quit?’ They go on strike — I won’t mention the name of the company — but they go on strike and you say, ‘That’s OK. You’re all gone. You’re all gone.
O’Brien responded to the interview by noting that “firing workers for organizing, striking, and exercising their rights as Americans is economic terrorism.”O’Brien’s statement is a blow to Trump’s efforts to court the union’s endorsement. Last month, O’Brien addressed Republicans gathered at the RNC to crown Trump as their nominee. His speech prompted the Teamsters X, formerly Twitter, account to post a disavowal of his appearance, and aahead of the convention.
The Teamsters are the largest union not to endorse Harris, and O’Brien is facing pressure from disgruntled factions upset over his RNC appearance. On Tuesday, the Teamsters National Black Caucus broke with its parent organization and voted unanimously to endorse Harris. “Vice President Harris and Governor Walz have consistently demonstrated their unwavering commitment to workers and their families.
Trump’s comments on Tuesday have also reaffirmed other major unions opposition to his candidacy. The United Auto Workers Union quicklyJ.K. Rowling, Elon Musk Named in Cyberbullying Lawsuit by Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif“When we say Donald Trump is a scab, this is what we mean. When we say Trump stands against everything our union stands for, this is what we mean,” UAW President Shawn Fain said in a.
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