Harris campaign accepts Teamsters roundtable invite

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said the Harris campaign has accepted an invitation to join a roundtable with members of one of the country’s largest unions.

“We look forward to Vice President Harris joining a roundtable of rank-and-file Teamsters to discuss the issues of importance to workers,” Kara Deniz, the Teamster’s assistant director of communications, told The Hill.

The Harris campaign has received a number of high-profile labor endorsements including the United Auto Workers (UAW) and American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), but the Teamsters have notably not endorsed a presidential candidate in the upcoming election.

Former President Trump attended a roundtable hosted by the Teamsters on Jan. 31, and Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien called the former president “one tough S.O.B.” during remarks at the Republican National Committee last month in Milwaukee.

O’Brien has also requested to speak at the Democratic National Convention next week in Chicago. So far, he has not been invited.

“The Vice President has received and gladly accepted an invitation by IBT leadership to participate in a candidate roundtable to discuss her record of fighting for Teamsters and their families and to highlight her vision for the future,” Lauren Hitt, a Harris campaign spokesperson, told The Hill.

“The campaign looks forwarding to scheduling the roundtable in the near future,” Hitt added.

Updated at 9:20 p.m. EDT.