Teamsters and Trump disagree on immigration at endorsement meeting
Source: Politico
Former President Donald Trump said the Southern border needs to be closed because it is an existential crisis for unions, at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters headquarters on Wednesday.
Teamsters President Sean O'Brien said he disagrees.
"Most people need it closed down," Trump said of the border. "People feel differently about different things, but the unions and the Teamsters, if they don't have it closed down, they're not going to exist. They're not going to be able to exist."
O'Brien, who met with Trump twice this month to discuss organized labor, disagreed. He said he doesn't support a shutdown of the border, adding "we are all products of immigration."
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And this is from NBC's report on the meeting.
O’Brien added that the union’s members are “essential to every trade industry in this country” and don’t all fall into one political alignment.
“Our members are working in all 50 states and represent every political background, including no affiliation,” O’Brien said. “Our union wants every candidate to know that there are 1.3 million Teamsters nationwide whose votes will not be taken for granted. Workers’ voices must be heard.”
Despite Trump’s move to meet with the Teamsters and garner union support, Biden has already succeeded in earning endorsements from a handful of unions for the 2024 race, including the United Auto Workers last week.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-set-meet-teamsters-union-rcna136554
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