Posted on 05/15/2016 10:32:06 AM PDT by Mariner
Republican congressional candidate Scott Jones’ pledge to support his party’s likely presidential nominee Donald Trump has cost him the endorsement of a key labor ally.
On Saturday, a spokesman for the Teamsters Joint Council 7 confirmed the group has withdrawn its endorsement of Jones, who is challenging Democratic Rep. Ami Bera in suburban Sacramento County’s 7th Congressional District. Scott Jones
Rome Aloise, president of Teamsters Joint Council 7, last week sent a letter to Jones stating his group was “extremely disappointed” with Jones’ decision to vote for Trump, whom Aloise said has taken “diametrically” opposite positions to Jones on collective bargaining issues and the need for comprehensive immigration overhaul. Trump continues to divide Republicans on the fall ballot as well as many party elders.
“Understandably, many members of the Republican Party do not like the prospects of either of the Democrat candidates in the race becoming president,” wrote Aloise, himself a registered Democrat. “Yet many Republicans are withholding their support for Trump because of his divisiveness and his scapegoating of immigrants, women, and workers. We cannot stand with anybody who condones such behavior.”
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“These younger relatives live in the midwest,southwest and on the left coast.”
The conversation was in was away down south in Dixie.
I think we can say it is nationwide discontent.
>>They think teens making $15 an hour flipping burgers are the future of unionization.
I’m sad to say that if the crony capitalists, globalists, and Progressives get their way, flipping burgers is the future of labor in America.
The Teamster leaders are basically saying “I got mine - screw the rest of you.”
This is one local. There aren’t a lot of coal mines or oil pipelines in Sacramento. I think the national leadership may come to a different conclusion.
Teamsters members are for Trump
Unsurprising, the Teamsters are scum. I wouldn’t want their endorsement.
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