The Hoffa Wars: Teamsters, Rebels, Politicians, and the MobThis book is the story of Jimmy Hoffa and his domination of the Teamsters Union, the nation's largest and most important labor union. It is a history of power and the wars fought among the Teamster leadership, and how these wars led to the murder of Hoffa, the corrupt, charismatic union boss. |
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Page 6
... Teamster leader , IBT vice president , and former ally of Hoffa , Provenzano had been an active participant in the battle up to the time he was jailed . He had ordered the locals under his control not to pay the Bonanno men who were on ...
... Teamster leader , IBT vice president , and former ally of Hoffa , Provenzano had been an active participant in the battle up to the time he was jailed . He had ordered the locals under his control not to pay the Bonanno men who were on ...
Page 114
... Teamsters , the step Luken and the Cincinnati dissidents had taken . There was dissent in Local 560 in Union City , too , but Provenzano had a knack for handling his opposition . In 1960 a rebel leader op- posing the New Jersey Teamster ...
... Teamsters , the step Luken and the Cincinnati dissidents had taken . There was dissent in Local 560 in Union City , too , but Provenzano had a knack for handling his opposition . In 1960 a rebel leader op- posing the New Jersey Teamster ...
Page 333
... Teamster leader claimed that the shutdown was merely a " publicity stunt for private profit " and or- dered trucks driven by Teamster members to travel in convoys or be police escorted . Independent and union owner - operators both ...
... Teamster leader claimed that the shutdown was merely a " publicity stunt for private profit " and or- dered trucks driven by Teamster members to travel in convoys or be police escorted . Independent and union owner - operators both ...
Contents
In Search of Jimmy Hoffa | 3 |
Rebel Hoffa | 15 |
The Oppressed Become the Oppressors | 35 |
Copyright | |
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