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Jul 2024
19m 52s

Trump Courts the Union Vote

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET
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Last night at the Republican National Convention, Sean O’Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, spoke. O’Brien was the first Teamsters president to ever speak at an RNC and his presence represents a shift in union voters away from the Democratic Party. WSJ’s Paul Kiernan reports on why some union voters are interested in voting for former President Trump this election.


Further Listening:

-‘We’ll Strike All Three’: The UAW’s Historic Walkout 


Further Reading:

-For Embattled Biden, Union Members Aren’t the Reliable Support They Used to Be 

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