{"id":2337538,"date":"2024-09-05T20:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T00:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-to-meet-with-teamsters-leaders-as-endorsement-hangs-in-the-balance-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T20:33:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T00:33:17","slug":"harris-to-meet-with-teamsters-leaders-as-endorsement-hangs-in-the-balance-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-to-meet-with-teamsters-leaders-as-endorsement-hangs-in-the-balance-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris to meet with Teamsters leaders as endorsement hangs in the balance &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-to-meet-with-teamsters-leaders-as-endorsement-hangs-in-the-balance-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2337538&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President Kamala Harris\u200b is scheduled to meet with\u2063 Teamsters leaders, including President Sean O\u2019Brien, on September 16, as the \u200cunion \u200bdeliberates its\u2064 endorsement for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-offers-dr-rachel-levine-as-example-of-radical-agenda-riding-bidens-coattails\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul Offers Dr. Rachel Levine As Example Of Radical Agenda Riding Biden\u2019s Coattails\">upcoming presidential election<\/a>. \u200dO\u2019Brien \u200dfaced criticism for his appearance\u2064 at the Republican National Convention in July, marking a \u200bhistoric moment as it was the \u200bfirst time a\u2063 Teamsters leader had addressed \u2064the \u200cRNC. He \u2062has been \u2063seeking this meeting \u200dwith Harris before \u2064making an endorsement decision. The Teamsters union, representing 1.3 \u200bmillion members including truckers and UPS drivers, has not\u200c yet endorsed \u2063any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">presidential candidate<\/a>, making this meeting significant. O\u2019Brien\u2019s actions have caused internal dissent within the\u2063 union and have led to \u200bbacklash from Democratic leaders,\u2062 further\u2064 complicating the relationship ahead of the meeting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris to meet with Teamsters leaders as endorsement hangs in the balance<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1704721\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> will meet with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/teamsters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Teamsters<\/a> leaders, including President Sean O&rsquo;Brien, on Sept. 16 as the union holds back an endorsement for the presidential contenders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>O&rsquo;Brien was criticized after he spoke at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Convention<\/a> in July, the first time in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frances-right-wing-leads-first-round-of-parliamentary-election-projections-show-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Projections indicate France&#039;s right-wing ahead in parliamentary election first round - Washington Examiner\">union&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s 121-year history that its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-outside-of-nbc-studios-demand-network-sponsors-drop-genocide-olympics\/\" title=\"Protesters Outside of NBC Studios Demand Network, Sponsors Drop Genocide Olympics\">leader addressed<\/a> the RNC. The Teamsters chief has been reportedly holding out for a meeting with Harris before making his endorsement. <\/p>\n<p>He met with former President Donald Trump in January, and at the RNC, he praised the GOP leader in the wake of the attempt on his life.<\/p>\n<p>Some Teamsters members were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/weekly-shift\/2024\/07\/15\/obriens-rnc-appearance-triggers-internal-teamsters-backlash-00168212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reportedly angered<\/a> by his appearance at the GOP convention, and so, too, appeared to be Democratic bosses, as O&rsquo;Brien was rejected from speaking at the Democratic National Convention the next month.<\/p>\n<p>The possible animosity between the two sides raises the stakes ahead of the Sept. 16 meeting. The 1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teamsters-president-still-holding-out-endorsement-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Teamsters President still holding out endorsement - Washington Examiner\">3 million-member group represents truckers<\/a> and UPS drivers and is the only large, non-law enforcement union yet to endorse Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to CBS News on Sunday, O&rsquo;Brien said his union&rsquo;s membership is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3140537\/teamsters-president-still-holding-out-endorsement-wants-harris-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>split evenly<\/a> between&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republicans<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democrats<\/a>, and he seeks to serve all of his members &ldquo;equally.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want the opportunity to sit down with Vice President Harris,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Brien said. &ldquo;I said to someone the other day, &lsquo;You don&rsquo;t hire someone unless you give them an interview.&rsquo; This is our opportunity to ask her about Teamsters-specific issues and also labor issues. Until we have that meeting, we will wait to make that determination.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner&nbsp;<\/em>on Sunday it had accepted an invitation for a meeting with the Teamsters, and they were scheduling it. Sept. 16 appears to be the day on which they settled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1704721\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1704721\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to meet with Teamsters leaders, including President Sean O\u2019Brien, on September 16 as the union deliberates its endorsement for presidential candidates. O\u2019Brien faced backlash after addressing the Republican National Convention in July, marking a historic first for the union&#8217;s leadership. He has reportedly been waiting for this meeting with Harris before making an endorsement decision. Earlier this year, he met with former President Donald Trump and praised him at the RNC following an assassination attempt against Trump. Some Teamsters members expressed their displeasure over his GOP convention appearance, and Democratic leaders also seemed upset since O\u2019Brien was not allowed to speak at the Democratic National Convention that followed. This tension adds significance to their upcoming meeting. The Teamsters represent 1.3 million members, including truckers and UPS drivers, and are currently the only major non-law enforcement union yet to endorse Harris. In a CBS News interview on Sunday, O\u2019Brien mentioned that his membership is evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats and emphasized his commitment to serving all members fairly: \u201cWe want the opportunity to sit down with Vice President Harris,\u201d he stated. \u201cI told someone recently that you don\u2019t hire someone without giving them an interview; this is our chance to discuss issues specific to Teamsters as well as broader labor concerns.\u201d Until after their meeting takes place, they will hold off on making any decisions regarding endorsements. The Harris campaign confirmed on Sunday that they had accepted an invitation from the Teamsters for a meeting which has now been set for September 16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2734,"featured_media":2337539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sean-OBrien-endorsement-Teamsters-Trump-Harris.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13348,4021,4470,5894,19459],"class_list":["post-2337538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-endorsement","tag-harris","tag-meeting","tag-politics","tag-teamsters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sean-OBrien-endorsement-Teamsters-Trump-Harris.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2734"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}