Teamsters President Sean O'Brien said the union is "not beholden to anyone or any party" in his RNC speech

It was a very lefty kind of speech. He talked about “corporate vultures” ruining the US and demanding change.

UPDATE: Text of speech in block of this realclearpolitics article, but the video (below) is better.

PBS piece with video: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-teamsters-president-sean-obrien-speaks-at-republican-national-convention

From the article and speech:

“Remember, elites have no party. Elites have no nation,” he said. “Their loyalty is to the balance sheet and the stock price at the expense of the American worker.”

He added: “The Teamsters are not interested if you have a D, R or an I next to your name. We want to know one thing: What are you doing to help American workers?”


“Never forget, American workers own this nation. We are not renters. We are not tenants. Wut the corporate elite treat us like squatters, and that is a crime. We’ve got to fix it,” he said.


see also: https://www.axios.com/2024/07/16/teamsters-sean-obrien-trump-rnc-speech

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I agree! I was squirming a bit at the beginning when he was graciously thanking the hosts and individuals who have been pro-union, but once he got to the meat of the matter, he was scathing!

– And if anyone is wondering which article you mean, I have the link: https://pluralistic.net/2024/07/14/fracture-lines/#disassembly-manual

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Yeah, I came in prepared to hear shameful bootlicking and I came out pretty good about what he did there. Still a bit controversial but I think positive on the whole. Especially for someone who’s trying to get the best deal for his union members.

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