Trump's support among Teamsters has surged since Harris replaced President Biden at the top of the Democratic Party's ticket, the data shows. The union's polling prior to Biden dropping out showed ...

Harris was unable to command similar support in later Teamster polls, with Trump earning 59.6% of the vote compared to Harris’ 34% in an electronic member poll conducted from July 24 to Sept. 15 ...

Formed in 1903, the Teamsters have 1.3 million members in 1,900 affiliates across the U.S. and others in Canada. The union says it's the most diverse in the country. Since 2000, the Teamsters have ...

Floyd, who runs the largest Teamsters local in New York City, voted no endorsement because of the membership poll. But his local, 237, will be endorsing Harris, he said.

The Teamsters union, which also has affiliates in Canada and Puerto Rico, was created in 1903 by the merger of driver associations and now have more than a million members.

The following discussion is part of a longer analysis published in Social Policy (Spring 2025), “From L4B to TAT. Challenging Union Political Endorsements Takes Rank-&-File Action,” which ...

The main national body of the Teamsters union may have declined to endorse a candidate for the 2024 presidential election, but that hasn't stopped local units from doing so.. According to the ...