at the International Association of firefighters if conference in Boston Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance faed booze from the crowd during his speech on Thursday Vance claimed that he and former president Donald Trump represent the most Pro workers Republican ticket in history this statement did not sit well with many attendees as the event was filled with both Applause and booze the Ohio Senator took the stage to Merl hagad song America First where he acknowledged the mixed reactions sounds like we've got some fans and some haters that's okay van said attempting to engage with the crowd he asked the audience to listen to his points as he emphasized the Republican tickets commitment to workers both Union and non-union the I representing over 349,000 full-time professional firefighters and emergency medical workers in the US and Canada traditionally leans towards supporting pro-union policies Vance's speech came a day after Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim wall spoke at the same conference where he received a warm welcome from the union the mixed response to Van highlights the tension between the Union's Pro labor stance and the traditional Republican opposition to pro-union legislation according to a February pure research report only 35% of Republicans view unions positively while 61% see them negatively despite the challenges van defended his position and a trump van ticket stance on labor he argued I want want to talk about why we're fighting for working people why we're going to fight for unions and non-unions alike his comments however did not completely sway the crowd as a blend of cheers and booze followed him throughout his speech and upon his exit after more than 20 minutes the contrasting receptions of Vans and walls at the if conference come just before Labor Day weekend during which kamla Harris and Tim WS plan to Showcase their support from labor groups in Rust belel States this unders SC the ongoing efforts by both parties to court Union support in a politically pivotal region e e teachers and nurses and Veterans who contributed their contributions to our Nations long after they got out of military service it was you who built the middle class and we know that when unions are strong America's strong