'The speech is the clearest sign of a potential realignment in political loyalties that has Democrats nervous.'
If you needed further proof that the tectonic political plates of America are shifting, Sean M. O’Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, spoke at the Republican National Convention last night. It was the first time in history that a president of the Teamsters Union has addressed the RNC .
Republicans have typically clashed with unions and there can certainly be debates on policy issues, but from a purely political perspective, this is a stunning development.delivered a fiery address to close out the first night of the Republican National Convention, castigating big businesses and corporate lobby groups for “waging a war against American workers” — and calling for labor law reform.
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