Firefighters Union Will Not Endorse a Candidate in 2024 Election After 1.2% Vote

Oct 3, 2024, 06:55 PM

The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) has announced that it will not endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election. This decision marks a significant shift from the 2020 election, where the IAFF was the first labor union to endorse Joe Biden in April 2019. The IAFF's decision follows a similar move by the Teamsters Union, which also chose not to endorse a candidate for the upcoming election. The IAFF represents over 344,000 firefighters and paramedics across the United States. The IAFF Executive Board voted by a margin of 1.2% to not endorse a candidate. This development is seen as a setback for Kamala Harris, who has not received the endorsement of these key unions.