Boeing makes 'best and final' offer to machinists union in bid to end strike

Boeing raised its offer to striking factory workers on Monday, seeking to end the strike that has all but halted production for more than a week. The proposal, which the company called its “best and final” offer to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), would raise workers' wages, reinstate annual bonuses and […]

Walz Claims Reagan Was ‘Last Union Member’ to Be on a ‘National Ticket’

CLAIM: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, claimed that former President Ronald Reagan was the “last union man” to emerge as a “nationally endorsed candidate.” RULING: False. Former President Donald Trump was a member of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Entertainers (SAG-AFTRA). Waltz at a campaign rally in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on […]

Fox News Politics: Bossing the Union

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, bringing you the latest in Washington, DC political news and the latest on the 2024 election campaign. What’s going on… – Senator Hawley Destroy the Secret Service The boss after being exposed… – Harris and Trump Stuck In the battleground states… – says Ohio Haitian community leader America […]

Democrats lash out at ‘misinformed’ Teamsters as union makes landmark non-endorsement

Several Democrats reacted overnight to the news that the Teamsters, led by Executive Director Sean O'Brien, had decided not to endorse the president. “Unfortunately, neither major candidate has been able to seriously promise unions that workers' interests will always come before big business,” O'Brien said in a statement. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), who like O'Brien […]

Teamsters union skips endorsement in presidential race for first time since 1996

Editor's note: The article has been updated to reflect the number of times the union did not endorse a candidate in recent election cycles. This is the first time since 1996 that the International Federation of Trucking Associations has not endorsed a presidential election and only the third time since 1960. “Neither major candidate has […]