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Sean O'Brien: “We reversed all the concessions and we got a $30 billion…”

Featuring: Sean O'Brien, General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters | National

Teamsters President Sean O'Brien: We proved to Corporate America that labor can be a market changer

Published July 26, 2023 | Video Starts at 02:33

And we believe this was as far as we could go. The last contract with concessions under the previous administration was a $13 billion deal. This, We reversed all the concessions and we got a $30 billion deal. We are going to endorse it and fully support it and encourage our members to vote for it. Sean, you mentioned this is Melissa Lee. You mentioned your economists on staff there. (02:33–02:37)

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Asserts that the new deal is valued at $30 billion after reversing concessions.

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