Corruption and Reform in the Teamsters Union

by David Witwer

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252075137
• ISBN13: 9780252075131
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.0"