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Correct me if I am wrong, didn't Junior support the Republican party, I think it was in the late 80's or middle 90's, I am almost positive I read a whole page article about this, and I remember thinking (yes I said thinking ) why is he doing this since historically unions have been on the side of the Democrats. Can somebody help me out?
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From the year 2002: The whole story can be found at FOXNews.com - Labor Union Supports Bush TIPS Plan - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum
The Teamsters' support of TIPS, however, is not attributable solely to its Good Samaritanism. The union, which has traditionally leaned more Democratic, wants to demonstrate that the labor group should not be written off as only supportive of Democratic initiatives.
"The fact is that since Mr. Hoffa took office, he's made it extremely clear that on the legislative and political strategy, that the Teamsters will have no permanent friends, only permanent interests," Black said. "With regards to the Bush administration, that is exactly what we have done."
The Teamsters are doing more than supporting TIPS to show they should not be taken advantage of as a Democratic union.
The group has supported a mixed bag of political priorities. It has gone from supporting Bush's idea to drill for oil in Alaska, to opposing Bush's pet priority: fast-track trade negotiating authority. The group also fought the administration over safety standards for trucks crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
"Our approach is not to buddy up to one party or the other, but it's to build a Teamster majority at all levels of government," Black said.
It is building its majority in part by donating more to Republican campaigns than it has done in the past. During the 2000 election cycle, the group donated $2.9 million to various candidates; 93 percent went to Democratic candidates and only 7 percent went to Republicans.
But so far in the 2002 election cycle, Teamsters have donated $1.2 million -- 85 percent of which has gone toward Democratic candidates and 15 percent to Republicans.