Teamsters Union Makes No Endorsement for President

A recent internal poll found more than half of Teamsters backing Trump over Harris.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien (L) and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman listen to Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting at the union's headquarters in Washington on Jan. 31, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said on Sept. 18 that it will not endorse a presidential candidate, the first time it has declined to do so since 1966.

“Neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests of working people are always put before Big Business,” Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said in a statement.