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(158,705 posts) Tue Aug 12, 2025, 04:30 AM Aug 12

Teamsters pour money into GOP, shifting away from Dems [View all]

Source: Politico

08/11/2025 10:58 AM EDT Updated: 08/11/2025 05:07 PM EDT

It wasn’t just 2024: the Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien is signaling a more permanent realignment by donating to battleground Republicans in the upcoming midterms.

For the second year in a row, the labor union’s political arm donated to the Republicans’ House campaign arm after nearly two decades of mostly backing Democrats.

The labor union’s D.R.I.V.E political action committee — Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education — gave the National Republican Congressional Committee $5,000 in the second quarter.

In addition to giving to the NRCC, Teamsters doled out a combined $62,000 in contributions to nearly two-dozen GOP congressional candidates, including in significant battleground districts:

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/11/teamsters-donations-00502709?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=dlvr.it

I expect that Locals will ignore him but it is long past time for him to go.

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Teamsters pour money into GOP, shifting away from Dems [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 12 OP

What is the common thread between all the incumbents the teamsters donated to? bottomofthehill Aug 12 #1

men who believe trump has the right manly family values. nt msongs Aug 12 #2

GQP hate unions..... Lovie777 Aug 12 #3

Not quite accurate. Labor split the vote between VP Harris and trump, and in case some don't recall that lostincalifornia Aug 13 #29

Union members themselves were more supportive of Harris, and this was an increase from 2016 and 2020 muriel_volestrangler Aug 13 #35

Locals will ignore him? Polybius Aug 12 #4

Definitely not all of them BumRushDaShow Aug 12 #5

Obviously not all Polybius Aug 12 #24

But note my reply to you later in the thread BumRushDaShow Aug 13 #37

September 24, 2024 Teamsters locals buck national leadership, endorse Harris Omaha Steve Aug 12 #8

... Prairie Gates Aug 12 #12

I'm talking about the majority of the 1.4 million Teamster members Polybius Aug 12 #25

And who counted the votes? Omaha Steve Aug 12 #27

What? The Teamster leadership is corrupt historically? Say it ain't so. marble falls Aug 13 #31

Here's the problem with that BumRushDaShow Aug 13 #36

Yes they did, and labor in general split the vote between VP Harris and trump. lostincalifornia Aug 12 #28

Chickens voting for Col. Sanders. Irish_Dem Aug 12 #6

Bingo. bottomofthehill Aug 12 #7

That makes no sense at all. Vinca Aug 12 #9

fucking ridiculous-- the GOP is a criminal fascist organization... but maybe the Teamsters LymphocyteLover Aug 12 #10

I don't understand this Diraven Aug 12 #11

The problem is THIS Union President BumRushDaShow Aug 12 #13

Weren't these the same folks that had the 18 wheeler blockades at Canada and Mexico border? walkingman Aug 12 #14

No - that "Freedom Convoy" nonsense were probably mostly RW indies (non-union) BumRushDaShow Aug 12 #16

Thank you - always think of the truckers as Teamsters... walkingman Aug 12 #20

I expect many are BumRushDaShow Aug 12 #21

The people who gave us Reagan PhilosopherKing Aug 12 #15

Well there's a strategy to break up the unions. Buddyzbuddy Aug 12 #17

Please republicans, help destroy our union. JohnnyRingo Aug 12 #18

Hmmm Abstractartist Aug 12 #19

Somebody in the GOP has in incriminating pictures of Mr. O'Brien... maspaha Aug 12 #22

no, he's weak, a wimp and a cult wannabe member Shellback Squid Aug 13 #34

Thank you Dems, for a century of hard-fought battles to improve the lot of working people Zambero Aug 12 #23

I would love for a Dem to tell O'Brien they will pass a law to take back the billions given to the Teamsters pension. LonePirate Aug 12 #26

The only union I hated holdiing a card for. Been a member of the AFL-CIO, UAW. marble falls Aug 13 #30

Self-immolation Blue Owl Aug 13 #32

sean is a republican, he's trying to consolidate power Shellback Squid Aug 13 #33

The teamsters don't only represent truckers, Deminpenn Aug 13 #38