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Languages : en
Pages : 254
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The 807 Teamster
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Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Pages : 254
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Corruption and Reform in the Teamsters Union
Author: David Scott Witwer
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252028250
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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Almost since its creation at the close of the nineteenth century, the Teamsters Union has had recurring problems with corruption. This book is the first in-depth historical study of the forces that have contributed to the Teamsters' troubled past, as well as the various mechanisms the union has employed -- from top-down directives to grass-roots measures -- to combat the spread of corruption. Arguing that the Teamsters Union was by its very nature especially vulnerable to certain forms of corruption, David Witwer charts the process by which organized crime came to play a significant role in sectors of the union, from low-level involvements of the 1930s to suspicions of mob ties among the union's upper echelons beginning in the 1950s. Witwer includes a detailed account of the links forged between the mafia and union head Jimmy Hoffa as well as the highly revealing McLellan Committee investigation that first brought these links to light.David Witwer is a former employee of the New York County District Attorney's Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office. Drawing on hundreds of hours of tapes of activities and conversations in the offices of corrupt union officials, he brings his experience and insight to bear on the union's history, considering the subject from a range of perspectives that include the rank and file, the Teamster leadership, and the criminal element. He also examines the persistent efforts of labor opponents to capitalize on the union's unsavory reputation, fanning the flames of "crises of corruption" in order to influence popular and legislative opinion.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252028250
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Almost since its creation at the close of the nineteenth century, the Teamsters Union has had recurring problems with corruption. This book is the first in-depth historical study of the forces that have contributed to the Teamsters' troubled past, as well as the various mechanisms the union has employed -- from top-down directives to grass-roots measures -- to combat the spread of corruption. Arguing that the Teamsters Union was by its very nature especially vulnerable to certain forms of corruption, David Witwer charts the process by which organized crime came to play a significant role in sectors of the union, from low-level involvements of the 1930s to suspicions of mob ties among the union's upper echelons beginning in the 1950s. Witwer includes a detailed account of the links forged between the mafia and union head Jimmy Hoffa as well as the highly revealing McLellan Committee investigation that first brought these links to light.David Witwer is a former employee of the New York County District Attorney's Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office. Drawing on hundreds of hours of tapes of activities and conversations in the offices of corrupt union officials, he brings his experience and insight to bear on the union's history, considering the subject from a range of perspectives that include the rank and file, the Teamster leadership, and the criminal element. He also examines the persistent efforts of labor opponents to capitalize on the union's unsavory reputation, fanning the flames of "crises of corruption" in order to influence popular and legislative opinion.
The International Teamster
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Category : Highway transport workers
Languages : en
Pages : 664
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Category : Highway transport workers
Languages : en
Pages : 664
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Report
Author: United States. Congress Senate
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2024
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2024
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Reports and Documents
Author: United States. Congress
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Languages : en
Pages : 1996
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Languages : en
Pages : 1996
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Ron Carey and the Teamsters
Author: Ken Reiman
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1685900585
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Probes the enduring impact, and devastating fall, of one of the greatest union organizers of the 20th century In this riveting account, retired UPS driver and unionist, Ken Reiman, gives us the first in-depth portrait of Ron Carey as he rose from a local union officer in the mid-1960s, to president of what was, in 1991, the largest labor union in the United States. For many years, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters was one of this country's most corrupt unions, with close ties to organized crime. Hundreds of officers drew enormous salaries while doing no work. Pension funds were drained to build Las Vegas casinos. Ultimately many Teamster leaders were either sent to prison or killed. But because he was willing to put members first, Carey and the Teamsters were able to defeat UPS and the major trucking companies along with their many enemies in the mob, in corporate boardrooms, and in the halls of Congress. In the process Carey tangibly transformed the lives of countless workers. Drawing on transcripts from court hearings, public records, newspaper references and over fifty first-person interviews—including several off-the-record conversations—Reiman brings us the untold story of Carey’s meteoric rise and demise.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1685900585
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Probes the enduring impact, and devastating fall, of one of the greatest union organizers of the 20th century In this riveting account, retired UPS driver and unionist, Ken Reiman, gives us the first in-depth portrait of Ron Carey as he rose from a local union officer in the mid-1960s, to president of what was, in 1991, the largest labor union in the United States. For many years, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters was one of this country's most corrupt unions, with close ties to organized crime. Hundreds of officers drew enormous salaries while doing no work. Pension funds were drained to build Las Vegas casinos. Ultimately many Teamster leaders were either sent to prison or killed. But because he was willing to put members first, Carey and the Teamsters were able to defeat UPS and the major trucking companies along with their many enemies in the mob, in corporate boardrooms, and in the halls of Congress. In the process Carey tangibly transformed the lives of countless workers. Drawing on transcripts from court hearings, public records, newspaper references and over fifty first-person interviews—including several off-the-record conversations—Reiman brings us the untold story of Carey’s meteoric rise and demise.
Court Decisions Relating to the National Labor Relations Act
Author: United States. National Labor Relations Board
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Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1334
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Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1334
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Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board
Author: United States. National Labor Relations Board
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Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1502
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Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1502
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Labor-management Relations
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
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Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 944
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Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 944
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Final Report of the Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor Or Management Field, United States Senate, Pursuant to S. Res. 44 and 249, 86th Congress
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field
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Category : Unfair labor practices
Languages : en
Pages : 924
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Category : Unfair labor practices
Languages : en
Pages : 924
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