Teamsters’ union General President Sean O’Brien will be speaking at the annual convention Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) this coming November in Rosemont, Illinois at the Crown Plaza Hotel. It’s likely to be the largest convention in TDU’s history with possibly over 1,000 delegates and guests in attendance. O’Brien sees the TDU convention as an important step in his reelection campaign and expects to receive their endorsement for a second term in office.

The Teamsters’ leader has gained notoriety. With the possible exception of the various law enforcement unions and the International Longshore Association (ILA), he has earned the reputation as the most pro-Trump union leader in the country. O’Brien helped pave the road to a second term for Trump. He endorsed Trump’s appointees that have wrecked agencies that were created to support worker rights, safe workplaces, and a clean environment. He has also aligned the union with many other reactionary, pro-Fascist political leaders like Vice-President J.D. Vance and Senator Josh Hawley, amongst others.

O’Brien has done Trump’s dirty work in the labor movement. A recent “Open Letter to TDU Members” (I was one of the signers) goes through this abysmal record,........

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