LABOR MANAGEMENT RACKETEERING - HEARINGS BEFORE THE SENATE PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS, 95TH CONGRESS, 2ND SESSION, APRIL 24 AND 25, 1978

• NCJ Number: 49521
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 233 pages
• Corporate Author: US Congress
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Legislative/Regulatory Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PROCEEDINGS OF TWO 1978 HEARINGS COVER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LABOR UNIONS AND ORGANIZED CRIME.

Abstract

BOTH PERSONAL TESTIMONY AND PREPARED STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED. THOSE TESTIFYING INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, AND MEMBERS OF STRIKE FORCES SET UP IN PHILADELPHIA, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, BOSTON, BROOKLYN, CLEVELAND, NEWARK (N.J.), ATLANTA (GA.), BUFFALO (N.Y.), MIAMI (FLA.), AND CHICAGO. THEY DETAIL VIOLATIONS OF UNION PENSION PLAN LAWS, PROMOTION OF MEMBERS WITH ORGANIZED CRIME CONNECTIONS, HARASSMENT OF UNION MEMBERS OPPOSING ORGANIZED CRIME CONNECTIONS, AND RACKETEERING IN VARIOUS FORMS. SOME OF THE TESTIMONY APPENDS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. STATISTICS ON BUDGET, STAFF ASSIGNED TO TASK FORCES, AND ACTUAL STAFF-DAYS DEVOTED TO INVESTIGATION OF LABOR MANAGEMENT RACKETEERING ARE INCLUDED IN THE TESTIMONY.