Corruption and Reform in the Teamsters Union
Witwer, David Scott
ISBN 10: 0252075137 ISBN 13: 9780252075131
Published by University of Illinois Press, 2008
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Almost since its creation, recurring problems with corruption bedeviled the Teamsters Union. David Witwer provides the first in-depth historical study of the forces that contributed to the Teamsters' troubled past and the mechanisms the union employed--from top-down directives to grassroots measures--to combat corruption.
Witwer draws on the perspectives of rank-and-file members, union leaders, and the criminal element to explain the processes that allowed organized crime to seize power inside the union. His account includes the infamous links between the Mafia and union head Jimmy Hoffa, but he also tells the little-known story of the McClellan Committee investigation that first brought those links to light. Witwer also examines how anti-labor forces used the Teamsters' unsavory reputation to influence popular and legislative opinion in a broad attack on workers' rights.
About the Author: David Witwer is a professor of American studies at Penn State Harrisburg and author of Shadow of the Racketeer: Scandal in Organized Labor.
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Title: Corruption and Reform in the Teamsters Union
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New