JC25 2024 GENERAL ELECTIOn ENDORSEMENTS

Teamsters Joint Council 25 and Local 703 proudly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election.

Their pro-labor track records make them the clear choice for union members. Harris has been instrumental in backing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which strengthens workers' rights to unionize, and played a key role in protecting endangered Teamster pensions. Walz has signed laws like the Captive Audience Bill, which protects workers from employer intimidation during organizing efforts.

The Biden-Harris administration has reversed anti-worker policies by expanding overtime eligibility, increasing OSHA inspections, and recovering hundreds of millions in stolen wages. Under their leadership, inflation dropped from 9.1% in 2022 to 3.2% in 2024, and wages are growing faster than inflation. The Biden-Harris administration has added over 14 million jobs, reduced income inequality, and brought unemployment to its lowest since 1969.

In contrast, Trump’s past policies severely harmed organized labor. His administration appointed anti-union judges who issued rulings that weakened union protections. Trump’s NLRB allowed employers to fire workers for union activities, cut overtime eligibility for millions, and let companies pocket tips from workers. He reduced OSHA inspectors to a historic low, weakened workplace safety rules, and undermined unions’ ability to negotiate fair contracts.

Harris and Walz offer a future where unions can continue to grow, protect workers’ rights, and fight for better wages and conditions, unlike the harm caused under Trump. Electing them is essential to protecting the progress unions have made and expanding labor rights.

In solidarity,

Teamsters Local 703

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