James P. Hoffa

A congressional report alleges then-President Donald Trump may have pushed the Defense Department to approve a pandemic loan to help gain Teamsters support in the 2020 election.

The firebrand leader holds a strong early advantage in an election in which about 15% of members cast ballots.

The always-contentious UPS-Teamsters negotiations could hit new levels of enmity should Sean O’Brien be elected Teamsters president.