Hoffa+and+the+Teamsters





[] This article mentions that Jimmy Hoffa was a powerful and a notorious leader of the Teamsters Union from 1957 to 1971. He continued with confrontations with police, fought for control of his union, several indictments and some felony convictions and even resulted death to survive the Teamsters. When he was young, he started working for Kroger grocery store loading dock in Detroit, and this is where he decided to transform a local from a 40-member unit with $400 to 5000 member unit with $50,000 in the bank.

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[] This site gives a nice, brief biography on Jimmy Hoffa, who was the leader of the Teamster's. Also contains links to other sites that can further explain him. But while brief, explains who and what he did, also some of the controversies surrounding him as the leader.

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