President Biden’s travels today take him right up Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House to the headquarters of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien and other top executives of the 1.3 million member union are expected to welcome the president. Biden will also participate in what’s described as a roundtable discussion with rank-and-file Teamsters including, as a union statement put it, “UPS drivers, American Red Cross technicians, film and television workers, freight operators, law enforcement, and public employees.”
The Teamsters are one of the largest labor unions in the country, with members not only in a diverse collection of industries and workplaces, but also spread across the country including in important political battleground states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Wisconsin and others.
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