D.R.I.V.E. Contributions

**Thisischange?** · 02-04-2024, 10:12 PM

Thanks Terry, this is helpful.

**Teamster4Life** · 02-04-2024, 10:48 PM

Originally posted by Tpost

Here is a link to the complete history of Teamster D.R.I.V.E. contributions. Yes, there were some contributions to Republicans, but Democrats received the vast majority. For those of you who support the GEB's consideration of a $45,000 contribution to the RNC (Trump), I could find no history of the IBT giving our dues money to a president convicted of sexual assault or one facing 91 felony counts or one who thinks veterans are "suckers" or one who stole classified documents or one who attempted to overthrow the country.

https://www.opensecrets.org/politica...9/summary/2024

From the look of the graph it looks like our contributions to Republicans fell as they became more anti-union. Makes sense why would we want to help elect people who don't like unions.

**Teamster4Life** · 02-15-2024, 04:53 PM

Last night on NBC News with Lester Holt there was a story about Trump. It didn't have aything to do with the Teamsters but the video that played during the story was of Trump in the lobby at the IBT. It at least implied that we support Trump but that decision as I understand it has not been made. Considering alone that Trump supprts national right to work, how can any union support him? Support for Trump would do serious harm to DRIVE contributions.

**CamiloCienfuegos** · 02-15-2024, 05:31 PM

**TheMilitantTeamster** · 02-15-2024, 05:55 PM

Originally posted by Tpost

Here is a link to the complete history of Teamster D.R.I.V.E. contributions. Yes, there were some contributions to Republicans, but Democrats received the vast majority. For those of you who support the GEB's consideration of a $45,000 contribution to the RNC (Trump), I could find no history of the IBT giving our dues money to a president convicted of sexual assault or one facing 91 felony counts or one who thinks veterans are "suckers" or one who stole classified documents or one who attempted to overthrow the country.

https://www.opensecrets.org/politica...9/summary/2024

**25Medford** · 02-15-2024, 06:25 PM

That is not normal for sure. What else is not normal is that you would put so much faith in someone who stole from someone. That is not acceptable.

**UnionistIBT** · 02-15-2024, 06:38 PM

Glad your having a good laugh so is every anti-union politician in the country watching our President O'Brien waltz down to Mar-aLago to kiss the ring of the most anti-union POTUS in history. Yeah I'll bet your laughing everytime you see video of him in our lobby insulting immigrants and the very people we need to organize.

Spare us the lecture about always supporting Dems, we all know DRIVE stands forDemocrat Republican Independent Voter Education and we support Republicans and Independents when they're in support of our issues, problem is because of MAGA, those people are hard to come by.

If our fearless leader wants to correct what by all Labor accounts, that is except by your genius analysis, is a major fuckup. He neds to get the endorsement for Biden now, because as things stand right now there are only two to choose from.

**Mr. Teamster** · 02-15-2024, 07:08 PM

This country has gone so woke that it will fall once again into the little hands of trump. The majority of people feel like all this woke change is being pushed on us to fast and to soon. People on this site think I am a trump supporter. No, I am not. I have lived in California for longer than most of the socialists on this website have been alive. We like people for who they are. But we tend to want to make our own decisions and not have stuff forced on us. I am no-fan of this administration but do respect that they are willing to meet with all sides. Thank you for sharing this quote. Maybe it will give some credibility to all sides.