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Harris will meet with rank-and-file members of Teamsters union

Published 08/17/2024, 12:29 PM
Updated 08/17/2024, 12:30 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Teamsters employed by UPS hold a rally outside a UPS facility in downtown L.A. as an August 1st strike deadline against the company nears in Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kamala Harris will meet with rank-and-file members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a top labor union that has not endorsed a candidate in the November presidential election, a union spokesperson said on Saturday.

Harris, the Democratic Vice President who is in a tight race for the White House with Republican Donald Trump, will attend a roundtable meeting "to discuss the issues of importance to workers," Teamsters spokesperson Kara Deniz said in an email. "We will coordinate with (vice president) Harris' staff on a date."

Earlier this month, Harris won the endorsement of the United Auto Workers, another major union, though she still faces the tough task of earning the support of its nearly 400,000 members.

The Teamsters, an even larger union representing over 1 million workers across industries including transport and logistics, is also being courted by Trump. Polls show the former president has an advantage over Harris among many blue collar voters, particularly those who are white.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Teamsters employed by UPS hold a rally outside a UPS facility in downtown L.A. as an August 1st strike deadline against the company nears in Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

The Teamsters are considering backing no candidate at all in the U.S. presidential race, Reuters reported in July.

The head of the Teamsters, Sean O'Brien, gave a speech at the Republican National Convention last month.

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