By In the wake of the Teamsters refusing to back the Democrat for the first time in decades after a poll of members showed support for Donald Trump, other unions have rushed to try and save her, including the one representing tens of thousands of IRS agents.
The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) has officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for vice president, citing their strong track records on federal workforce issues. NTEU National President Doreen Greenwald announced the decision following extensive research into the candidates’ records and consultations with members and chapter leaders across the country.
“When it comes to treating federal employees with respect, valuing their service, and investing in their work, Kamala Harris is the clear choice,” Greenwald said in a statement. “She shares our values and our commitment to making sure that the federal government works for all Americans.”
Greenwald highlighted Harris’s consistent advocacy for the issues most important to federal workers, including fair pay, paid family leave, adequate agency funding, and robust collective bargaining rights. Harris’s role as vice president in what Greenwald described as “one of the most pro-labor administrations in history” was a significant factor in the union’s endorsement.
As Chair of the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, Harris spearheaded efforts to expand workers’ rights, leveling the playing field for federal employee unions. Her work, in collaboration with Congress, resulted in agency budgets that provided additional staffing and resources for federal employees, including major investments in the IRS under the Inflation Reduction Act.
The Inflation Reduction Act permitted the tax collectors to add 86,852 more agents to its ranks and added tens of billions to its budget, allowing to go after middle-class families and focus on issues like collecting taxes on tips.
Americans for Tax Reform explained why the IRS is so grateful for Kamala Harris.
“As Vice President, Harris cast the deciding vote to supersize the IRS, breaking the 50-50 Senate tie on the costly “Inflation Reduction Act” legislation.
And the Harris-proposed tax increases will kill jobs in the private sector but create jobs for IRS agents.
Agents certainly appreciate her call to make the IRS even larger and more powerful if she wins the presidency. Agents will be hired and deployed to implement the $5 trillion of tax increases Harris wishes to impose over the next decade.
She has proposed personal and small business income tax increases, a capital gains tax increase, a corporate tax rate increase, a Death Tax increase, a carbon tax, and several other new or higher taxes.”
The Biden Administration has admitted that the Inflation Reduction Act was never about reducing inflation but rather enacting the Green New Deal by hook or by crook.
Outside of the IRS union, other union workers, particularly autoworkers, have been hurt by the Democratic push for “green” mandates, particularly on electric vehicles. In 2023, the CEOs of some of the biggest car manufacturers in the world begged Biden to stop his EV mandate, saying it was crushing their companies.
UAW workers have seen their jobs disappear, which Donald Trump correctly predicted when he took on their president, Shawn Fain, who has endorsed Harris.
Earlier in the year, the White House admitted that it made inflation worse, saying they regretted lying to the public by calling inflation “transitory.”
Under President Biden, inflation has surged to a cumulative 20 percent, significantly eroding the dollar’s value. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the consumer price index is rising faster than average wages, while GDP growth remains weak, signaling a return to stagflation for the U.S. economy.
Soaring inflation is driving down living standards and fueling a cost-of-living crisis. Grocery prices have jumped nearly 30 percent, and gas has seen a 50 percent increase. Everyday essentials — from a turkey sandwich to handyman services — seem to have skyrocketed by 50 percent or more.
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