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International Association of Fire Fighters vote by a margin of 1.2% to not back either White House candidate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) has declined to endorse a candidate ahead of next month\u2019s US presidential election, despite efforts by both the\u00a0Kamala Harris<\/a>\u00a0and Donald Trump campaigns to court the union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis decision, which we took very seriously, is the best way to preserve and strengthen our unity,\u201d the IAFF said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The union, which has almost 350,000 members, was a key part of the coalition built by Joe Biden<\/a> \u2013 and the first union to back the president\u2019s run for election in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is the second leading trade union to refrain from endorsing either Harris or Trump as tens of millions of Americans prepare to cast their votes. The Teamsters International, a US transportation workers union that represents more than 1.3 million workers, also\u00a0announced it would not back a candidate<\/a>.

Both campaigns had sought the IAFF\u2019s support, with Tim Walz, Harris\u2019s running mate, and JD Vance, Trump\u2019s running mate, addressing the union\u2019s convention in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walz claimed in his speech that he had signed \u201cthe most comprehensive firefighter legislation in the nation\u201d as governor of Minnesota. Vance, who grappled with boos<\/a> from the audience, claimed that he and Trump represented a \u201cnew kind of Republican party\u201d and would \u201cnever stop fighting\u201d for first responders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, the IAFF said its executive board had voted by a margin of 1.2% to not endorse a presidential candidate. \u201cWe encourage our members \u2013 and all eligible voters \u2013 to get out and make their voices heard in the upcoming election,\u201d said Edward Kelly, the union\u2019s president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not the first time the IAFF has refrained from backing a candidate. While it endorsed Barack Obama in 2008, it\u00a0reportedly shelved plans<\/a>\u00a0to publicly support Hillary Clinton, the Democrat presidential candidate in 2016.

Reprinted from \u201cThe Guardian”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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