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Sabby Sabs
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I’m Sabrina Salvati, host of Sabby Sabs Podcast and co-host of Revolutionary Blackout Network podcast. I write about political and social issues from the perspective of an African American leftist. I also interview leftist activists, candidates, entrepreneurs and other change makers fighting political and social issues.
Leftist news commentary and interviews. Fighting for political and social change. Sabby Sabs podcast is a part of Revolutionary Blackout Network.
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"Neither candidate promised not to intervene to force similar Railway Labor Act contracts, which undermines workers’ bargaining leverage." Looks like preventing that Railroad Worker Strike will haunt the Biden administration.
[Image of TEAMSTERS letter, image to text below]
TEAMSTERS: NO ENDORSEMENT FOR U.S. PRESIDENT
International Union Cites Strong Political Divides, Few Commitments from Candidates
(WASHINGTON) - The General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday elected not to endorse any candidate for U.S. President.
After reviewing six months of nationwide member polling and wrapping up nearly a year of rank-and-file roundtable interviews with all major candidates for the presidency, the union was left with few commitments on top Teamsters issues from either former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris-and found no definitive support among members for either party's nominee.
In data publicly released earlier in the day, President Joe Biden won the support of Teamsters voting in straw polls at local unions between April-July prior to his exit from the race. But in independent electronic and phone polling from July-September, a majority of voting members twice selected Trump for a possible Teamsters endorsement over Harris.
The union's extensive member polling showed no majority support for Vice President Harris and no universal support among the membership for President Trump.
"The Teamsters thank all candidates for meeting with members face-to-face during our unprecedented roundtables. Unfortunately, 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. We sought commitments from both Trump and Harris not to interfere in critical union campaigns or core Teamsters industries-and to honor our members' right to strike-but were unable to secure those pledges," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien.
"Our mission as union representatives is clear: to be honest and upfront, to be inclusive and, above all, to be transparent with our membership. As the strongest and most democratic labor union in America, it was vital for our members to drive this endorsement process. Democrats, Republicans, and Independents proudly call our union home, and we have a duty to represent and respect every one of them. We strongly encourage all our members to vote in the upcoming election, and to remain engaged in the political process. But this year, no candidate for President has earned the endorsement of the Teamsters' International Union."
During the Teamsters Rank-and-file Presidential Roundtables, the union shared feedback from members in the railroad and airline industries who work under the Railway Labor Act (RLA) and are at the mercy of government intervention that often prevents work stoppages. While 10,000 Teamsters at United Airlines are currently negotiating a new agreement, tens of thousands of railroad Teamsters were forced to accept a new contract implemented by Congress without member support in 2022. In roundtable discussions with Trump in January and Harris this month, neither candidate promised not to intervene to force similar RLA contracts, which undermines workers' bargaining leverage.
While Harris pledged, if elected, to sign the PRO Act, an essential piece of labor legislation strengthening union protections, and criticized dangerous "right to work" laws that are enacted to bankrupt unions, Trump would not commit to veto national "right to work" legislation if he returned to the White House.
"Right to work' laws only exist to try to kill labor unions," said Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman. "It is a red line for the Teamsters and must be for any union when a candidate for elected office does not oppose such anti-worker legislation. It's too important an issue for the labor movement as a whole to be left up to state legislatures."
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
Source: https://x.com/SabbySabs2/status/1836747996794380343/photo/1
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BREAKING NEWS: TEAMSTERS WILL NOT ENDORSE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. 👀
[Screenshot of article, headline: "Teamsters union declines to endorse in presidential election, breaking decades of precedent"]
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Apparently, my response triggered Mehdi Hasan because I'm now blocked. 😂😂😂 How dare I call out a genocidal party! 🫣
(lemmy.world)
@SabbySabs2
Apparently, my response triggered Mehdi Hasan because I'm now blocked. 😂😂😂 How dare I call out a genocidal party! 🫣
[Screenshot of @SabbySabs2 being blocked by @mehdirhasan]
@SabbySabs2
The point is this Mehdi, you don't REWARD genocide! You're more upset with Jill Stein than you are with the Biden administration that killed those kids you claimed to care about!
@zeteo_news
Could Jill Stein end up playing a decisive role in this election?
Watch @mehdirhasan's exclusive interview, challenging her on Gaza, Trump, Russia, Syria and more:
[https://zeteo.com/p/exclusive-mehdi-interviews-jill-stein?r=17zg6]
[Video, https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1835696414522753024/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/xry1UO5jJjQSuqbM.mp4]
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Internal polling shows third party projection for swing states. This is why AOC is attacking @DrJillStein. Dems done fucked up. 😂
[Image, Polling by RealClearPolitics, "Projected third-party vote share, based on polling averages in the battlegrounds, accounts for the full 2020 margin of victory in four crucial battle ground states.]
[Polling shows improvements from 2020 to 2024 in Georgia, Michigan, North Caronlina, and Wisconsin]
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@SabbySabs2
Jill Stein is trying to take the Nevada ballot case to the US Supreme Court! It appears SCOTUS may take the case. The Democratic Party messed up 😂. LET'S GO!
[Poster of Dr. Jill Stein captioned with "WE ARE TAKING IT ALL THE WAY."]
[Highlighted] ...fundamentally unfair to invalidate the Green Part's gathered signatures in light of the Secretary of State's arbitary and incorrect direction to the Green Party to use the wrong form.
@DrJillStein
We're taking the fight for democracy to the US Supreme Court!
@TeamJillStein
Democrats sued to kick the Green Party off Nevada's ballot even after we got 3x the signatures needed, because NV Sec. of State gave us the wrong form.
When they go low, we go high - so we're taking it to the highest court in the land. Pitch in to help: http://jillstein2024.com/nv
[Same poster of Dr. Jill Stein]
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