Posted on 09/29/2015 5:12:55 PM PDT by DaveinOK54
Woah – Reports That Teamsters Union Considering Donald Trump Endorsement….
http://theconservativetreehouse.com/...p-endorsement/
It was obvious early this morning that something was up. There was a tremor amid the Dark Force as Team Clinton came out with an announcement that she would support a change to ObamaCare that would kill the Cadillac tax on union healthcare plans.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets a supporter following her address at the 18th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum at Columbia University in New Yorkjim hoffa jrtrump with hat
Obviously Hillary Clinton is trying to shore up support from various labor unions who are increasingly finding the Democrat positions at odds with middle America.
The decision by Hillary Clinton NOT TO support the Keystone Pipeline was a serious strike against her. The decision to support the anti-American Trans-Pacific Trade deal was obviously additional blow. In an effort to recover credibility Hillary Clinton is now stating she opposes the Cadillac Tax on union healthcare benefits. However, it might be too little, too late.
According to Fox News insider reporting, the Teamsters Union voted behind closed doors today to withhold support from any presidential candidate until they can determine if Joe Biden will enter the race. In addition, the Teamsters Union stated they were open to considering putting their support behind Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Donald Trump has a longstanding relationship with the Teamsters Union through his various business interests. As a builder and developer the Teamsters have stated before they were always treated well by Donald Trump and his affiliates.
An alignment of the Teamster Union with Republicans has not been seen since the Reagan coalition was assembled in 1980 joining conservative Dems (Reagan Democrats or Blue Dogs), with pro-America growth Republicans.
After Reagan, the Teamsters have essentially voted in block with Democrats. However, today President Jimmy Hoffa Jr. said he was open to considering alignment with Republican Candidate Donald Trump.
Candidate Donald Trump supports U.S. first pro-growth polices including: Keystone Pipeline, renegotiating NAFTA, withdrawal from the current Trans-Pacific Trade Deal, border security, immigration reform and renewed financial efforts targeted to boost the middle-class worker. These are very favorable policy positions for the Teamsters Union.
An interesting development.
Could be YUGE !
when you’re allied with the teamsters, you aren’t allied - you are deceived.
Federal union employees?
Don’t worry, I’ve got several hundred followers on twitter. We’ll get the question out there.
When you have an America First Campaign to bring jobs and industry back to the US, this probably was not much unexpected.
no no no...you need to get your mind right. That's not conservatism anymore.
Well shut the front door!
It’s slow Joe or no mo’ ... Democrat votes that is
The only unions that I consider a problem within my political ideology, are the government civil servant unions (from FOP to teacher unions) that own our politicians and can strike and are never fired. They end up being protected by political hacks, while the public is stuck paying the price.
Private sector unions I have no problem with because they balance out the power and greed of global corporate and banker oligarchs with average citizens.Corporate CEOs get billions in labor contracts when they should get nothing guaranteed except what they produce.
Trump seems to represent outside the box interests versus the Wall St banker/media/corporate elites that have worked to destroy our country while making their own lot rich. These elites mostly pretend to be conservative, when they are corporate hacks.
Not good, at least in one sense.
Federally-protected unions are one of the greatest causes of economic sluggishness. Their thuggery and bullying hinder innovation, cost-cutting, and top quality. Unions are one of the main reasons other countries out-compete American companies.
Trump needs to be on the side of what Walker was proposing: doing away with federal unions and federally protected unions. We’d all be much better off.
Now, If Trump made that proposal and the Teamsters supported him, now THAT WOULD be a miracle.
Teamsters are federal union employees?
LoL.
"TEAMSTERS VOTE TO ENDORSE REAGAN
By GERALD R. BOYD Published: August 31, 1984"
"http://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/31/us/teamsters-vote-to-endorse-reagan.html
Unions are unions and yes, teamsters get plenty of federal contracts.
Could be a power play. The Union wants Joe Biden on the dem ticket not Humary.
“....doing away with federal unions and federally protected unions. We’d all be much better off. Now, If Trump made that proposal and the Teamsters supported him, now THAT WOULD be a miracle.”
I can see him doing just that!
With the numerous projects he’s been involved in over the years, Trump must have had to deal with unions along the way. Does anyone here have any insight as to what type of relationship he’s had with them in the past?
I say there's room for everyone to prosper, unions included, if AMERICA can truly return to REAL PROSPERITY and not this PHONY Obama economy crap.
I predict that Trump will get the union's support.
See! This just PROVES that Donald Trump is a COMMUNIST!!!!!
/sarc
Was just told that they backed HWBush. Is that true?
Here is both Bushes. One got it one didn’t.
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“Bush asks for Teamsters’ support - USA Today
usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/e98/e1639.htm
USA Today Apr 28, 2000”
and
“TEAMSTERS ENDORSE BUSH AFTER VOTE BY MEMBERS
www.washingtonpost.com/.../1988/.../teamsters...bush...The Washington Post
October 18, 1988. The 1.7 million-member Teamsters union, the nation’s largest trade union and one of the few to back President Reagan in 1980 and 1984, ...”
Thank you. My mistake.
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