{"id":2345669,"date":"2024-09-25T10:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T14:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-union-workers-are-increasingly-supporting-republican-candidates-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-25T10:36:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T14:36:28","slug":"why-union-workers-are-increasingly-supporting-republican-candidates-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-union-workers-are-increasingly-supporting-republican-candidates-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Why union workers are increasingly supporting Republican candidates &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fwhy-union-workers-are-increasingly-supporting-republican-candidates-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=2345669&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>The article discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-bashes-trump-in-response-to-his-low-polling\/\" title=\"Chris Christie criticizes Trump over poor poll numbers.\">evolving political landscape<\/a> regarding union support for candidates, particularly\u200c noting a significant shift towards\u200d Republican candidates, especially among union workers traditionally aligned\u2062 with Democrats. A key moment highlighted is the International Brotherhood of Teamsters&#8217; decision to withhold endorsement in the upcoming presidential election, a first since 1996. Polls indicate that\u2063 a majority (59.6%)\u200d of Teamsters members support Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala \u2063Harris (34%), reflecting Trump&#8217;s outreach to union members in \u2063critical states like Michigan, Wisconsin,\u2063 and Pennsylvania, along with his pro-labor policies.<\/p>\n<p>The Teamsters&#8217; \u200bGeneral President, Sean O\u2019Brien, emphasized the lack of serious commitments from both major candidates to prioritize the interests of working people.\u2062 Additionally, Republican candidates are gaining support from unions\u2064 in \u2062down-ballot races, marking a notable \u2064change in a state like New York, where certain Republican House candidates have successfully garnered \u2064endorsements from unions that previously\u200b backed their \u200cDemocratic opponents. This trend\u200c points to a potential realignment of union allegiances in the political arena.  <\/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\">Why union workers are increasingly supporting Republican candidates<\/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_1768782\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/labor-unions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Unions\">Unions<\/a> have been a Democratic stronghold, with candidates from the party being able to rely on endorsements from the labor groups in key races, but with the shifting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republican-Party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican Party<\/a> under former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, the GOP has put a dent in the inevitability of unions supporting Democrats.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of endorsement angered Democrats and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3161590\/teamsters-sean-obrien-backlash-harris-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"local chapter leaders\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fraud-blm-co-founder-patrisse-cullors-blasted-over-real-estate-buying-binge\/\" title=\"\u2018Fraud\u2019: BLM Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors Blasted Over \u2018Real Estate Buying Binge\u2019\">local chapter leaders<\/a><\/a>, but the results of polls conducted by the union of its members showed endorsing Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> would have gone against the rank-and-file.<\/p>\n<p>In the electronic member <a href=\"https:\/\/teamster.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024TeamstersPresidentialEndorsementPollingResults.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"poll\">poll<\/a> released by the Teamsters, 59.6% supported Trump, while only 34% supported Harris. <\/p>\n<p>The support for Trump comes as he has reached out to union members, specifically those in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-rnc-solidifies-union-push-with-vance-pick-and-teamsters-speech-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump\u2019s RNC solidifies union push with Vance pick and Teamsters speech - Washington Examiner\">key rust belt states<\/a> of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, and endorsed policies aimed at wooing labor unions. Trump has pushed for increased tariffs on foreign products and protecting domestic energy production, and alongside running mate Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH), has offered up more pro-union rhetoric. Vance has also styled himself as being friendlier to labor unions than Republicans traditionally.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s campaign has promised to continue President Joe Biden&rsquo;s lead as the self-proclaimed &ldquo;most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labor-board-dismisses-union-misconduct-complaints-following-biden-purge\/\" title=\"Labor Board Dismisses Union Misconduct Complaints Following Biden Purge\">pro-union president<\/a>,&rdquo; pointing to efforts from the administration.<\/p>\n<p>Teamsters General President Sean O&rsquo;Brien said in a statement announcing &ldquo;no endorsement&rdquo; by the union that &ldquo;neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests of working people are always put before Big Business.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While there has been a shift in union support at the top of the ticket, down-ballot Republican candidates are also seeing unions support them. In New York, a state with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3138322\/democratic-struggle-house-control-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>several critical House races<\/a> in November, Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Marc Molinaro (R-NY) have picked up support from key unions, in a shift from 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Lawler has earned the endorsements of the Rockland County Building &amp; Construction Trades union and other unions that had backed his opponent in 2022, while Molinaro has earned the support of an electrical worker union that previously opposed him, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/25\/nyregion\/republicans-union-labor-endorsement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The shift comes as the Republican Party has shifted messaging and some policies among its newer class of politicians toward labor unions, especially as Trump fights to win in the Rust Belt &ndash; aiming to replicate higher than usual labor union support compared to other GOP candidates.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the Teamsters electronic poll, Trump had a 61.7%-35.2% lead over Harris among members in Michigan, a 65.3%-31.4% lead with members in Pennsylvania, and a 57%-40.5% lead with members in Wisconsin. With tight margins in the overall race in those key states, union members could be a key demographic deciding the race.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the strong support, especially in key swing states, a Gallup <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/650147\/democratic-party-seen-better-union-members.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"poll\">poll<\/a> released earlier this month showed 71% of those with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-republicans-introduce-national-right-to-work-bill\/\" title=\"Congressional Republicans Introduce National Right-to-Work Bill\">labor union member<\/a> in their household believe the Democratic Party best serves the interests of labor union members, compared to 17% of those who said the Republican Party best serves the interests of that group.<\/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_1768782\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1768782\"}});<\/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>Union workers are increasingly backing Republican candidates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2345670,"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\/trump-labor-union-support.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[41681,34432,41680,41679,32076],"class_list":["post-2345669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-labor-movement","tag-political-shift","tag-republican-candidates","tag-union-workers","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trump-labor-union-support.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345669","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}