Democ­rats lash out at ‘mis­in­formed’ Team­sters as union makes land­mark non-endorse­ment

Sev­er­al Democ­rats respond­ed overnight to news that the Team­sters, under Gen­er­al Pres­i­dent Sean O’Brien, decid­ed against issu­ing a pres­i­den­tial endorsement.“Unfortunately, nei­ther major can­di­date was able to make seri­ous com­mit­ments to our union to ensure the inter­ests of work­ing peo­ple are always put before big busi­ness,” O’Brien said in a statement.Rep. Jim McGov­ern, D‑Mass. who, like O’Brien, hails from the Boston area, called for­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump the “most anti-labor pres­i­dent we have ever had.”“It’s clear that these work­ers are mis­in­formed or unin­formed about Trump’s re …