The International Federation of Trucking Associations is the only one of the nation’s top 10 unions not endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, who will face former President Trump in the 2024 presidential election, but it could announce who it will support in the White House race as soon as later this week.
“We are considering all options, but I can’t promise what we’ll do,” Teamsters President Sean O’Brien told reporters at the union’s headquarters in the nation’s capital.
O’Brien made the remarks after a private roundtable discussion with Harris and other Teamsters leaders on Monday.
The Democratic presidential nominee is seeking to maintain her party’s traditionally high support from labor unions, and she did not speak to reporters after making the appeal at the Teamsters headquarters.
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at Bojangles’ Coliseum, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)
O’Brien announced the union’s first interview process for 2024 presidential endorsements late last year, inviting candidates from both major parties to make their case.
The Teamsters met with President Trump earlier this year and also met separately with President Biden, whose presidency saw Harris take over as head of the Democratic National Convention two months ago.
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O’Brien made history in July when he became the first Teamsters chairman to speak at the Republican National Convention.
But Mr. O’Brien’s speech also sparked controversy, angering other Teamsters leaders and rank-and-file union members, and the Democratic Party did not invite him to speak at its convention in Chicago last month.


Sean O’Brien, executive director of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 15, 2024. (Andrew Caballero Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
O’Brien said Monday that the Teamsters were finishing up voting for their members ahead of Wednesday’s executive committee meeting, adding that the results of the vote would be made public.
He said approval “will be the result of public membership, voting and then board discussion and deliberation.”
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“It’s no secret that the Teamsters union is very different from other unions, and I have a lot of respect for that. We represent everyone from airline pilots to zoo keepers,” O’Brien noted. “We represent not only registered Democrats, but registered Republicans and independents, too. So we have to take that into consideration.”
“We need to make the right decisions,” he stressed. “Our sole focus is to represent our workers, negotiate strong contracts and organize new members.”
O’Brien noted that the Teamsters asked Harris the same questions they asked Biden earlier this year, and the president and vice president gave similar answers.
“It didn’t make a huge difference,” he said.
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The Teamsters asked the presidential candidates about their support for the PRO Act, a series of union-friendly changes to federal labor law, as well as their positions on bankruptcy reform and antitrust policy.
Biden made history by becoming the first sitting president to join striking workers on the picket line, and O’Brien emphasized that Biden is “great for labor unions.”


Former President Trump arrives at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas after a campaign rally on Saturday, September 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
O’Brien also repeated his criticism of Trump’s recent comments in an interview with billionaire businessman Elon Musk, in which the former president praised Musk for illegally firing striking workers in retaliation.
Asked whether Trump’s comments would affect the Teamsters’ support, O’Brien said it would “affect our decision.”
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