It’s the Dem union leaders behind this.
Not the rank & file.
To say otherwise shows you don’t know what you’re talking about.
More on Jim Riches’ and his fellow union bosses:
IAFF HAS HISTORY OF SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
IAFF Endorsed Dukakis In 1988. (“Firefighters’ Union Endorses Dukakis,” The Associated Press, 8/2/88)
IAFF Endorsed Clinton-Gore In 1992 And 1996. (IAFF, “America’s Fire Fighters Endorse Clinton-Gore,” Press Release, 8/7/92; IAFF, “Fire Fighters Endorse Clinton-Gore,” Press Release, 8/23/96)
IAFF Endorsed Gore In 2000. (IAFF, “Fire Fighters Endorse Gore For President,” Press Release, 1/21/99)
In 2004, “IAFF Was The First Labor Union To Endorse Democrat John Kerry’s Race For The President, And Its President Was At Kerry’s Side Through Much Of The Campaign.” (Fox News’ “Special Report,” 3/8/07)
IAFF Did Not Poll Its Members Before Making Kerry Endorsement. “‘I think the thing that really teed off a lot of firefighters was that nobody was polled about that,’ said David Powell, a nonunion member who serves as chief of the all-volunteer Reedley Fire Department. ‘The members were not asked about it.’” (Michael Doyle, “Union’s Support Ignites Firefight,” Fresno Bee, 8/8/04)