On pensions and other issues, Democratic hopefuls disappoint Teamsters’ Hoffa—so far
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Teamsters President Jim Hoffa is disappointed by the lack of discussion of kitchen-table issues by Democratic presidential hopefuls, so far.
In a column on the union website, posted after the second Democratic debate in his hometown of Detroit, Hoffa particularly dinged the Dems for not even discussing pensions and retirement security. “To call that an oversight would be an understatement,” Hoffa said.
“Sure, there was plenty of talk about the future of health care in this country and even the topic of trade made an appearance. Those are important matters.
“However, when it came to discussing issues that would allow workers to keep a foothold in the middle class—even through their golden years—there was little discussion.
“Frankly, the whole thing was a bit of a disappointment.”
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