Firefighters Union Declines to Endorse Trump or Harris in Presidential Race

The IAFF’s announcement comes two weeks after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters also declined to endorse a presidential candidate.
Firefighters Union Declines to Endorse Trump or Harris in Presidential Race
(Left) Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Philadelphia, on Sept. 17, 2024. (Right) Former President Donald Trump holds a campaign event in Flint, Mich., on Sept. 17, 2024. Win McNamee, Scott Olson/Getty Images
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With only weeks to go until the November election, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), a labor union representing more than 300,000 firefighters and emergency responders across the United States, announced on Oct. 3 that it would not endorse a candidate in the presidential race.

IAFF General President Edward Kelly said in a statement posted to social media platform X that the union decided, by a margin of 1.2 percent, not to endorse either former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.
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