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Jim Hoffa accused the unions current president, Sean OBrien, of "a failure of leadership," saying he boosted Trumps campaign with a non-endorsement.
The union's leadership said they found "no definitive support" among members for either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.
Sean OBrien said he didn't care about getting criticized from the left for speaking at the Republican National Convention.
Most major unions have either publicly opposed or kept their distance from Trump, whose agenda as president was extremely hostile to organized labor.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The Teamsters are ending a no-raid pact with the machinists' union. The change could lead to turf wars over membership.
The union has asked supporters not to drink the company's beers while brewery workers are on strike in Fort Worth.
Five-thousand workers across the country could hit the picket lines soon if the storied brew-maker doesn't give job guarantees to the union.
The Oklahoma senator tried to start a brawl with labor union leader Sean OBrien during a committee hearing after the two traded ridiculous insults.
More than 86% of workers were in favor of the deal with the shipping giant.
The agreement covering more than 300,000 UPS workers still needs to be voted on by members.