IAFF....? NAH, gotta be a coincidence, right?..... Or.....? [View all]

The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is under fire after declining to endorse a candidate in this year's presidential election.

The union, which represents over 350,000 full-time fire fighters and emergency workers, announced Thursday that the group's executive board voted by 1.2 percent not to support Vice President Kamala Harris nor former President Donald Trump. It is only the second time that the group has refused to back a Democratic presidential candidate since 1960, the only other time being in 2016 when Hillary Clinton was on the ballot.

"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," said General President Edward Kelly in a statement. "This decision, which we took very seriously, is the best way to preserve and strengthen our unity."

The announcement was a major blow to Harris, who had suffered another union setback two weeks ago after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters made a similar decision. But it is also a significant defeat for a female presidential candidate.

https://www.newsweek.com/iaff-under-fire-not-endorsing-female-presidential-hopefuls-1964184