As the International Brotherhood of Teamsters worked to build inroads with the GOP during the 2024 election and its aftermath, records show that its headquarters was still overwhelmingly cutting checks to liberals, including a contribution to Attorney General Jay Jones (D-VA) made after the press reported on text messages in which Jones fantasized about killing Republicans.
The Teamsters made national headlines in 2024 for bucking the norms of organized labor by mulling an endorsement of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, cutting a check to the Republican National Committee, and sending union president Sean O’Brien to address the Republican National Convention. While the Teamsters ultimately decided to stay neutral in the presidential race, media outlets ran scores of pieces discussing the possibility of a political realignment within organized labor. Disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission and the Department of Labor, however, show that the Teamsters still overwhelmingly used their financial might to
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