Teamsters Union Endorses Hillary Clinton

The Hill reports:

Hillary Clinton picked up a major union endorsement Friday from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The Teamsters’ executive board voted unanimously to support the Democrat for president, the union said.

“We are proud to endorse Hillary Clinton for President of the United States,” Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa said in a statement. “She is the right candidate for the middle class and working men and women across the country.”

From their press release:

“She will stand strong for the workers of America by fighting to reject job-killing trade deals, enforcing labor laws and working to provide retirement security for millions of people who have sacrificed so much for the chance to retire with dignity.

“The Oval Office needs to be occupied by a serious candidate who understands what it means to govern responsibly,” Hoffa said. “Donald Trump supports national right-to-work laws that are proven to weaken the middle class and has a long track record of shipping jobs out of the country as a businessman. He is no friend to working Americans.”

The Teamsters currently have about 1.3 million members.