In stark contrast to CNN the previous day, Friday’s Morning Joe on MSNBC sided with the Teamsters union as they threatened to go on strike against UPS. Omitting the fact that UPS workers already led the industry in compensation, MSNBC hosts Willie Geist, Jonathan Lemire, and Al Sharpton boasted about Teamsters president Sean O’Brien and let him lead the narrative on why they weren’t responsible for the breakdown of contract negotiations.
The closest MSNBC came to suggesting the union might be in the wrong was when Geist noted that both sides blamed each other. “Both, UPS and negotiators for the employees blamed each other for the talks breaking down, with the Teamsters saying UPS walked away from the table while UPS is saying the union stopped negotiations. They’re now 24 days before the current UPS employee contract expires,” he reported while leading into the segment.
But Geist made it clear they all were going to follow O’Brien’s lead.
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