Context . . .
Today's move is actually a state level response to a national non-endorsement . . . And overall, Labor leadership moving away from a strict alliance with the Democratic Party . . .
"The most notable shift in union support for Republicans came last week when the International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined to endorse a candidate in the presidential election, marking the first non-endorsement by the union since 1996. The last time the Teamsters supported a Republican candidate for president was 1988, but like other unions, the Teamsters had widely been seen as a shoo-in endorsement for Democrats in recent decades.
Accordingly . . .
The response has been state level groups offering their support . . . Here's our 2nd favorite prog blog dutifully carrying the message . . .
The Missouri-Kansas-Nebraska Conference of Teamsters endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz days after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined to endorse a presidential candidate in the November election.
The conference cited Harris’ Senate voting record, Walz’ commitment to working families and the middle class and the pair’s strong support of the labor movement as reasons to join hundreds of thousands of other union members in endorsing their campaign.
The conference is made up of more than 15 locals and two joint councils — one based in St. Louis and another in Kansas City, Missouri — that voted along with the conference’s executive board in favor of endorsing the Democratic ticket.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska Teamsters endorse Harris-Walz ticket * Kansas Reflector
The Missouri-Kansas-Nebraska Conference of Teamsters endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz days after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined to endorse a presidential candidate in the November election.
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