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       October 3, 2024 7:54pm EDT  Facebook Twitter Flipboard Comments Print Email   close      Video Joe Manchin says he won't endorse Harris over support for eliminating filibuster Democrat-defector Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., said he won't endorse Vice President Harris in the presidential election after she revealed her support for doing away with the filibuster to pass abortion laws. The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) on Thursday said it would remain neutral in this year's presidential race, electing not to endorse a candidate, becoming the second major union to do so in recent weeks.    The union's executive board backed President Biden's 2020 White House bid. In a statement, IAFF President Edward Kelly said the union membership voted by a margin of 1.2 percentage points not to endorse either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Trump."Over the past year, the IAFF took unprecedented steps to hear our members’ views on the candidates and the policy issues that matter most to them," Kelly said of the decision.  "As we have over our 106-year history, the IAFF will continue its work to improve the lives of firefighters and their families," he added. "The IAFF Executive Board determined that we are better able to advocate for our members and make progress on the issues that matter to them if we, as a union, are standing shoulder-to-shoulder. This decision, which we took very seriously, is the best way to preserve and strengthen our unity."  2024 SHOCKER: WHY THE TEAMSTERS STAYED NEUTRAL IN THE HARRIS-TRUMP SHOWDOWN  Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump. On Thursday, the International Association of Fire Fighters said it would not be endorsing either candidate for president.  (Getty Images)  Fox News Digital has reached out to the Harris and Trump campaigns. The decision by the IAFF came weeks after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced it would not endorse a candidate either.   WHY HARRIS CHARGED TRUMP'S ‘ONE OF THE BIGGEST LOSERS’The Teamsters posted the results of internal polling on the 2024 candidates, showing that the union's members favored Trump by 59.6% over Harris, who received 34% in an online survey. In a phone survey, Teamsters favored Trump over Harris, 58% to 31%.   Teamsters favored Trump over Harris, 58% to 31%. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced it would not endorse a candidate for president in 2024. (Fox News )  CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP    "The union’s extensive member polling showed no majority support for Vice President Harris and no universal support among the membership for President Trump," the union said at the time.   Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.                    More from Politics       26 mins ago CA post-wildfire beef heats up as state insurance chief accuses Dem congressman of ‘White mansplaining’       42 mins ago 'Devasted farms': Bipartisan Senate letter calls for 'new urgency' to address crippling virus       42 mins ago Trump admin moves to block NYC congestion toll program       55 mins ago FLASHBACK: Trump seeks to expand fertility coverage, after Tim Walz once accused him of being ‘anti-IVF’         Fox News Politics Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content. Arrives
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I’m over it. Clearly there isn’t a consensus between the heads and the workers, which is fine. The “union” label isn’t as important as individuals in a union voting their conscious. Things have changed, and I’m glad at least the workers have a mind of their own to disagree with the heads.