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• catalog abstract ""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 McClellan Committee investigation that first brought these links to light."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b13316215.
• catalog created "c2003.".
• catalog date "2003".
• catalog date "c2003.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
• catalog 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."".
• catalog description ""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 McClellan Committee investigation that first brought these links to light."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Building a teamsters union -- One version of corruption : Teamsters as tyrants of the street -- Corruption viewed through union members' eyes and reform via secession -- Tobin's Union in a period of transition, 1910-40 -- "The most racketeer-ridden union in the United States" : the problem of corruption in the Teamsters Union during the 1930s -- The possibilities and limitations of union reform during the 1930s -- "It's a business with me" : the Teamsters Union in the 1950s under Dave Beck and Jimmy Hoffa -- The revelations of the McClellan Committee : corruption in the Teamsters during the 1950s -- Raising the specter of Hoffa : how the McClellan Committee shaped perceptions of union corruption -- Reform in the age of Hoffa.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-292) and index.".
• catalog extent "viii, 298 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0252028252".
• catalog identifier "9780252075131 (pbk.)".
• catalog isPartOf "Working class in American history".
• catalog isPartOf "Working class in American history.".
• catalog issued "2003".
• catalog issued "c2003.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Urbana : University of Illinois Press,".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog subject "331.88/11388324/0973 21".
• catalog subject "HD6515.T22 I589 2003".
• catalog subject "International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America Corrupt practices History.".
• catalog subject "International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America History.".
• catalog subject "Labor unions United States History.".
• catalog subject "Teamsters Labor unions United States History.".
• catalog subject "Truck drivers Labor unions United States History.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Building a teamsters union -- One version of corruption : Teamsters as tyrants of the street -- Corruption viewed through union members' eyes and reform via secession -- Tobin's Union in a period of transition, 1910-40 -- "The most racketeer-ridden union in the United States" : the problem of corruption in the Teamsters Union during the 1930s -- The possibilities and limitations of union reform during the 1930s -- "It's a business with me" : the Teamsters Union in the 1950s under Dave Beck and Jimmy Hoffa -- The revelations of the McClellan Committee : corruption in the Teamsters during the 1950s -- Raising the specter of Hoffa : how the McClellan Committee shaped perceptions of union corruption -- Reform in the age of Hoffa.".
• catalog title "Corruption and reform in the Teamsters Union / David Witwer.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".