A top labor union leader admitted that President-elect Donald Trump had proven him wrong and shown that a Republican can become a champion of the working class.

The vice president of a union representing thousands of dockworkers said after a recent meeting with President-elect Trump that the incoming commander in chief understands "the importance of the work our members do every single day.

Dennis Daggett, executive vice president of the International Longshoreman’s Association, praised President-elect Donald Trump.

President-elect Donald Trump gave dockworkers a boost in contract negotiations by seemingly endorsing their union’s demand to stop automation, lowering the odds of an economically damaging strike when the current contract expires in mid-January.