On the contrary: after being taken for granted for a generation, the Teamsters finally grew a spine.

O’Brien said Wednesday that the union “sought commitments from both Trump and Harris not to interfere in critical union campaigns or core Teamsters industries—and to honor our members’ right to strike—but were unable to secure those pledges.”

When a party can rely on your vote no matter what, you’ve abdicated your political leverage, and it will walk all over you.