Joint Councils Representing More Than Half a Million Teamsters in Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin, Other States Announced Endorsement Today
Builds on Previous Endorsements by Locals in Philadelphia and Across the Country – Along with the Teamsters’ National Black Caucus and Retirees
Today, local Teamsters unions in the key battleground states of Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin announced their support for Vice President Kamala Harris. They join nearly a dozen Teamsters locals including Teamsters 237 which is the largest in the country, the National Black Caucus of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and several Teamster retirees. Collectively, these members represent hundreds of thousands of Teamsters in critical swing states. Along with these locals, the Vice President has received the overwhelming support of organized labor because, while she has spent her entire career championing labor, Donald Trump celebrated firing striking workers and his Project 2025 agenda would fundamentally undermine the right to organize.
Michigan Teamsters Joint Council 43 President Kevin Moore Representing 245,000 Teamsters:“The Harris-Walz ticket offers a comprehensive vision for America-one that not only prioritizes economic fairness but also stands steadfastly by our nation’s workers. Their record and future plans are exactly what our country needs to continue growing and prospering. I urge all my Teamster members and fellow citizens to lend their support to this outstanding campaign. In conclusion, as a nation we must move forward to protect and grow the middle class. ‘We are not going back’!!!”
Teamsters Joint Council 39 President Bill Carroll (Representing Wisconsin): “As Vice President of the most pro-union administration ever, Kamala Harris worked with the Teamsters and other union workers to pass the historic Butch Lewis Act which has saved the pensions of over a million retirees to date. As President, Kamala Harris will build on those efforts and work with Congress to pass the PRO Act, ending union some of the most egregious union busting tactics once and for all. In contrast, Donald Trump tried to gut workers’ rights as President by appointing union busters to the NLRB and advocating for national right-to-work. Trump’s Project 2025 would go even further, attacking the ability for unions to even organize. This November we will work with millions of union workers across the country to defeat Donald Trump once again, and send Vice President Harris and Governor Walz to the White House. We are proud to endorse Harris-Walz for President and Vice President.”
Teamsters Joint Council 42 President Chris Griswold Representing Over 300,000 Teamsters (Representing Southern Nevada): “The 300,000 Teamsters who work across California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Guam are fundamental to the American economy, not only producing and transporting goods, but also providing essential services throughout the private and public sectors. They deserve a committed administration that will relentlessly advocate for their rights, ensure their safety, and prioritize the needs of working people.”
Teamsters Joint Council 7 President Peter Finn (Representing Northern Nevada): “Teamster members work and live in cities as well as in rural communities, come from diverse backgrounds, and have different views, but Joint Council 7 and 42 Teamsters refuse to be divided by extremist political forces or greedy corporations that want to see us fail. As Teamsters we will stand together to have a strong voice on the job, provide for our families, and serve the communities where we work.”
The Harris-Walz campaign has already been working with the Nevada-based Teamster councils to contact their members, and the coordinated campaigns in Michigan and Wisconsin will immediately begin work with Teamsters there to turn out their members and expand our overall voter outreach efforts.
Even before today, Teamsters locals and caucuses across the country had expressed their strong support for the Vice President, including:
- Teamster Retirees
- Teamsters National Black Caucus
- Teamsters Local 623 (Philadelphia, PA)
- Teamsters Joint Council 40 (Western PA and Northern WV)
- Teamsters Joint Council 28 (WA, AK and Northern ID)
- Teamsters Local 122 (Boston, MA)
- Teamsters Local 186 (Ventura, CA)
- Teamsters Local 572 (Carson, CA)
- Teamsters Local 769 (Miami, FL)
- Teamsters Local 848 (Long Beach, CA)
More than three dozen retired Teamsters also spoke at the Democratic National Convention and endorsed Vice President Harris. These were all members who had their pensions saved by the passage of the Butch Lewis Act, which Harris championed as a Senator and cast the deciding vote for as Vice President.
