Betrayal at the Top. Labor Activist Takes on Trump-Aligned Teamsters Boss.
November 10, 2025
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as posted by the channelTeamsters reformer Richard Hooker Jr. launches a fight to take back the union from Trump-aligned leadership. What he calls a betrayal of workers has become a rallying cry for a pro-worker revolt inside America’s most powerful labor organization.
Roland Martin and Teamsters reform candidate Richard Hooker Jr. expose deep fractures inside the union as current leadership aligns with Donald Trump. Hooker says it’s time to take the Teamsters “back to the workers,” while Martin calls the alliance with Trump “a betrayal of every working person.” The clash marks a defining moment for labor’s moral compass.
🔥 Roland Martin: “You can’t call yourself a pro-worker union and then stand next to Donald Trump.”
🔥 Roland Martin: “This is a slap in the face to every working person who’s been fighting for dignity and fair wages.”
🔥 Richard Hooker Jr.: “We are not for sale. We’re for the workers.”
🔥 Richard Hooker Jr.: “I’m not going to stand by while the Teamsters are used as a political prop.”
🔥 Roland Martin: “This isn’t leadership — it’s betrayal.”
🔥 Richard Hooker Jr.: “The rank and file deserve transparency, not backroom deals.”
🔥 Roland Martin: “This isn’t about left or right — it’s about right and wrong.”
🔥 Richard Hooker Jr.: “We’re taking this union back to the workers — where it belongs.”
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