'The Teamsters are paragons of democracy'

A man holds a Teamsters voting sign during a rally in Madison, Wisconsin, in 2022.

Unions 'should heed the Teamsters’ democratic example'

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published 1 October 2024

'The Teamsters make a lonely stand for democracy'

Jonathan Berry at The Wall Street Journal

There was a "double standard in the final result" of the Teamsters' nonendorsement, says Jonathan Berry. The Teamsters "justified the nonendorsement by explaining that polls showed 'no majority support' for Ms. Harris and 'no universal support' for Mr. Trump, which are hardly equivalent." We "can't expect unions to ignore presidential elections anytime soon. But they should heed the Teamsters' democratic example." The "path to actual worker power may lie outside the spotlight of national politics."

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Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film, television and other news. Justin has also freelanced for outlets including Collider and United Press International.