Labor strikes add to Harris’s union headache after Teamsters snub

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Labor strikes add to Harris’s union headache after Teamsters snub
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Harris was already dealt a political setback Wednesday when the Teamsters, one of the largest unions in the country, announced it would not endorse in the presidential race, making Harris the first Democrat since former President Bill Clinton in 1996 to be snubbed by the union.

But Harris also has a second emerging labor headache: Several unions are considering strikes, threatening to upend supply chains weeks out from the November election. Still, prolonged labor strikes could saddle Harris, already associated with the higher cost of living under President Joe Biden, with even morethat any “extra volatility in the market that leads to more reporting and stories about recession risk or economic uncertainty” would “probably be a little bit less favorable” for Harris than Trump.

The Trump campaign, meanwhile, framed Wednesday’s news as a sign that working-class voters are backing the former president, who also courted a Teamsters endorsement.

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