Second Major Union Declines To Endorse Either Presidential Candidate in 2024

The union has supported every Democratic nominee since 1984, save Senator Clinton and Vice President Harris.

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Viewers at the Angry Elephant Bar and Grill at San Antonio watch the Trump-Harris debate on September 10, 2024. AP/Eric Gay

America’s union of fire fighters is declining — for just the second time in 40 years — to endorse a candidate in the presidential election. It comes on the heels of the Teamsters doing the same in the contest between President Trump and Vice President Harris. 

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