A union goon’s attack blinded Victor Riesel, but didn’t deter him from exposing union-boss corruption. Riesel had been reporting on corruption in the International Union of Operating Engineers and its then-President, William C. DeKoning, Jr. The acid burning and blinding of Riesel is another…
Teamsters Local 25 members Daniel Redmond (L) and Robert Cafarelli (C) enter the federal court in Boston, Massachusettes, U.S., July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Nate Raymond ‘Legitimate Union Goals’ Defense Pays Off For Big Labor Lawyers At a federal trial concluding August…
A New York District Attorney is on a mission to clean out 50 years of mob influence in the LIUNA union (NY Daily News): Fresh from a record mob takedown, the feds have targeted one of the city’s most…
From RedState.Com: Early reports coming in from Florida indicate the hastily scheduled townhall with Kathy Castor ended badly, as predicted, because of SEIU thugs. The event was conveniently held in a forum where only 250 people could fit. 1000 people…
The New York Carpenters’ Union has a long history of connections to the mob and corruption — one which continues to this day. A new 29-count indictment charges the union’s boss and nine other officials with racketeering, bribery, fraud and perjury.
The phrase of the week has been “life experience” regarding President Obama’s Supreme Court nomination. So today’s National Right to Work Committee alert looks at the real “life experience” of Federal Election Board nominee John Sullivan. (See the video alert…
Cesar Conda at the Corner looks back to 1989 and the landmark consent decree between the Justice Department and the Teamsters union regarding mob-related criminal activity that was prevalent within the union. As we approach the 20th anniversary of the…
According to Amy Westfeldt of the Associated Press: A union local representing 1,500 crane and heavy-equipment operators has been put under federal prosecutors’ control after more than two dozen members were convicted of mob-related corruption in recent years. A…