Harris racks up regional endorsements from Teamsters locals
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After the International Brotherhood of Teamsters’ executive board declined to endorse either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump, a series of local “joint councils” representing hundreds of thousands of workers in key swing states endorsed Harris. Harris campaign spokesperson Ian Sams said on social media that Harris had earned the endorsement of Teamsters Joint Council 43 in Michigan, Teamsters Joint Council 39 in Wisconsin, and Teamsters Joint Council 7 and Joint Council 42, which represent 300,000 members across California, Hawaii, Guam and battleground Nevada. Teamsters Joint Councils and locals in Washington state, Idaho and Alaska, Philadelphia, Miami, western Pennsylvania, and elsewhere had already offered their endorsement of Harris prior to Wednesday. In August, the Teamsters’ National Black Caucus endorsed Harris.