Kamala Harris' campaign said Friday the vice president has accepted an invitation to meet with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
"We look forward to Vice President Harris joining a roundtable of rank-and-file Teamsters to discuss the issues of importance to workers," union spokesperson Kara Deniz said.
The Harris campaign has locked down support from a number of high-profile labor organizations — including the United Auto Workers, The American Federation of Teachers, and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations; but the 1.3 million-strong Teamsters union has yet to endorse a candidate. The Teamsters' Black Caucus endorsed Harris on Tuesday.
The Hill reported that Teamsters will make an appearance at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week, but it's unclear if president Sean O'Brien will be invited after speaking at the Republican National Convention last month in a break with tradition that outraged some Democrats.
Both candidates are courting working-class voters in battleground states, and getting union support would go a long way toward that end.
Former President Donald Trump has raised the hackles of at least one union.
On Tuesday, the UAW filed federal labor charges with the National Labor Relations Board against the GOP nominee and X owner Elon Musk, who in an interview on the platform Monday, spoke in favor of firing employees who threaten to strike. Under the National Labor Relations Act, it's illegal to fire employees who threaten to strike or engage in one.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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