Be sure to tell that to your friend over at the teamsters.
this post was submitted on 28 Jul 2024
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The teamsters president is playing political games. They only want the PRO act. It wasn't happening with only lukewarm democratic support, so by getting the Republican party to cheer about being "pro-labor" at the televised RNC, it pressures Democrats to chase the ball. Don't believe me? Well it worked. Democrats were demanding a vote on the PRO act the next week.
The Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act, is a proposed United States law that would amend previous labor laws such as the National Labor Relations Act for the purpose of expanding "various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace.” The measure would prevent employers from holding mandatory meetings for the purpose of counteracting labor organization, and would strengthen the legal right of employees to join a labor union. The bill would also permit labor unions to encourage secondary strikes. The PRO Act would weaken "right-to-work" laws, which exist in 27 U.S. states. It would allow the National Labor Relations Board to fine employers for violations of labor law, and would provide compensation to employees involved in such cases.
I'm a Teamster (school bus driver, so we're exempted from having to go break anybody's knees at midnight) and the vast majority of my coworkers are trumpers, unfortunately. The Teamster prez may just be pandering to his own organization.
What exactly did that accomplish? Republicans are still going to filibuster it in the Senate and Johnson probably won't even let it come to a vote in the House.
Something doesn’t sit right with that teamsters guy because he also said this:
~~Considering how aggressive unions can be, I imagine the UAW leadership isn't happy with the Teamsters union for the RNC bullshit. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a lot of shit-flinging going on behind the scenes. It wouldn't be the first time that unions have gone at each other's throats.~~
~~I hope they don't start fighting though. While union support may be increasing, there's still a risk that negative press could slow or halt unionization efforts.~~
Edit: some other users have suggested that they may be playing political games to get the Dems to give them the support they're looking for; which makes waaaay more sense than the Teamsters president actually supporting Trump.
The only nice things you can say about Trump or Biden on the issue of labor is that both were so bad for workers that it forced unions to become stronger by necessity.
And labor unions have.
I wish it didn't have to be that way, but that's life when all we elect are capitalists in service to the billionaire class.
It's worth watching the video in the article. The UAW president is very well spoken and lays out clear goals in exactly what the union is looking for from our leaders.
Hell he is a damn viral infection of the worst kind. Contagious only to those who think they are immune to his brand of pestilence