Article: Teamsters union executives will vote to endorse Gore today

Teamsters union executives will vote to endorse Gore today, officials say

By STEVEN GREENHOUSE

New York Times

Thursday, September 7, 2000

The Teamsters union, the most powerful union that has yet to make a presidential endorsement, will vote today to endorse Vice President Al Gore, several Teamster officials said Wednesday.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the 24- member union executive board would vote in Washington to back Gore despite often-expressed union anger at Gore over his support for the China trade bill.

The officials said union President James Hoffa Jr. was pleased about Gore's populist turn, his pledge to do more to help working families, and his promise ...

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