In case you missed it, Michigan Teamsters are speaking out about why they support President Trump over Kamala Harris.
“The Democratic Party has now become the party of D.C. elites who turn their noses up at union workers who are vital to our communities,” Teamster Dale Cadle wrote in the Detroit News.
Why?
“Despite promises from the Biden-Harris administration that it would support a “Made in America” future, the opposite happened. Michigan was ruthlessly met with a Made-in-China-and-Anywhere-Else situation all over again as the administration led the U.S. into a $1 trillion trade deficit with the world — the largest in our nation’s history — with more than a third of it attributed to China.”
Michigan Teamsters have been negatively affected by the Harris administration – like when the Detroit Coca-Cola plant was shut down, or when Marathon Petroleum couldn’t afford to pay its oil refiners higher wages because of inflation.
But Trump’s policies are pro-worker and pro-America. “Trump’s approach has allied him with workers like me, who are sick of being forgotten about, fighting for fair wages and worried the job I have won’t be around by next year,” Cadle said.
Teamsters Rank-and-File Workers Went Toward Trump. Here’s Why.
Dale Cadle
The Detroit News
For decades, the Democratic Party was the dominant voice representing union workers in Congress and at the White House. However, perceptions and the political landscape change. The Democratic Party has now become the party of D.C. elites who turn their noses up at union workers who are vital to our communities.
Even though the Teamsters union decided not to endorse a presidential candidate, according to a statement by the group, 59% of the rank-and-file workers support former President Donald Trump, compared to 34% for Harris.
Why did workers go toward Trump? In part, because as CEO of the Trump Organization, Trump understood the value that blue-collar union workers at the Teamsters brought to his company, which is why he fought to protect our jobs when he was president.