Teamsters exec announces challenge to O’Brien after RNC speech

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No way in hell I'd vote for that guy. Am I happy with everything in the IBT, no. But I don't need some fantasy land rickyb running the IBT.

I didn’t know he was a

 

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O'Brien showing up at the RNC ... and unofficially endorsing Trump/Vance is approaching "Genius"....

 

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https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4783088-teamsters-exec-challenge-obrien-rnc-speech/

International Brotherhood of Teamsters Vice President at large John Palmer announced he is mounting a challenge to current President Sean O’Brien after he gave a speech at the Republican National Convention.

In a letter, Palmer said he was officially announcing his candidacy for Teamsters national office in the 2026 election and invited all Teamsters to join him in forming an opposition slate to “send Sean O’Brien back to the truck.”

Good luck Johnny. You will need it.

What’s Really Going on with the Teamsters and with TDU?

As Shawn Fain has acknowledged, Teamsters for a Democratic Union helped to inspire and provide a model for the Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD)

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Who's money paid for this, and why do you have to sell the "best contract ever"?

O’Brien hired Berlin Rosen, a top public relations firm to handle the marketing campaign to sell the contract to the members. The union spent a tidy $1.2 million with Berlin Rosen in 2023, most of it to get the job done at UPS with a massive PR barrage.