Black firefighters' union sues over Trump endorsement
Lisa Forrest, president of Club Valiants, says her group is seeking to rescind Local 22’s endorsement of President Donald Trump, who is seeking a second term in the Nov. 3 election.
“There was an illegal endorsement of Donald Trump so we want them to rescind their endorsement because it violates our constitution, our bylaws and our political action committee bylaws,” she said.
Tung said endorsements are supposed to come before the membership at a membership meeting but the union has declined to have meetings in the month leading up to and after its endorsement of Trump.
“They canceled all union membership meetings. They canceled the meeting for October and they canceled the meeting for November. Myself and about 106 members of Local 22 submitted a request calling for a special meeting. It’s within the bylaws, and they’re refusing to hold it citing COVID-19,” he said.