General Secretary Treasurer Tom Keegel will not run for re-election next year, according to reports from members of the General Executive Board and officials close to Keegel.
Keegel, the number two officer in the IBT, had previously agreed to run with James Hoffa as the Hoffa-Keegel Slate in the 2011 election. But Keegel also has had disagreements with Hoffa, and at times seemed close to breaking away from him.
The Hoffa administration is reporting that Keegel, who is 68 years old, is retiring for family reasons. Whether Keegel at some point in the future speaks out regarding his tenure and the upcoming election is an open question.
It also remains to be seen whether he will endorse Hoffa.
I hope that he makes a move against Hoffa. IMO Tom Keegel is a good man. I wonder who Hoffa will get to stand in for him in the debate since he will probably be too busy to participate. Hoffa has always been too busy to answer the hard questions.
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It could be any number of reasons and maybe he's just thinking of his brothers and sisters and instead of getting into a mudslinging contest just decided to bow out gracefully.
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