In a political move that has left some labor experts scratching their heads, 10 Ohio building trades unions have endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy – a man who has openly criticized unions and even called for eliminating teachers unions entirely.

What gives?

Monday’s episode of Today in Ohio , the news podcast from cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer, dived into the development, with host Chris Quinn predicting the unions will eventually have buyer’s remorse.

“I don’t get this, except maybe pragmatism,” Quinn said on the podcast. “There’s no doubt which party supports unions and which does not... Maybe it’s that because Ohio is so red that the only way to have any influence in Columbus is to be inside instead of on the outside. But there is no way Ramaswamy i

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