Teamsters Holding Off Presidential Endorsement Until Harris Meeting, Union President Says

Support for Democrats and Republicans in the 1.3 million-strong union is evenly split, the union leader said.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean O'Brien speaks during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on July 15, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the largest labor unions in the United States, wants Vice President Kamala Harris to meet with them before the group decides whether to endorse the presidential candidate for the November race.

While Teamsters has historically endorsed a presidential candidate after the Democratic and Republican conventions, this time, it’s a “little different,” Teamsters President Sean O'Brien said in a Sept. 1 interview with CBS.