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Ron Carey and the Teamsters

Ron Carey and the Teamsters How a UPS Driver Became the Greatest Union Reformer of the 20th Century by Putting Members First

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"In this riveting account, retired UPS driver and unionist, Ken Reiman, gives us the first in-depth portrait of Ron Carey as he rose from a local union officer in the mid-1960s, to president of what was, in 1991, the largest labor union in the United States. For many years, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters was one of this country's most corrupt unions, with close ties to organized crime. Hundreds of officers drew enormous salaries while doing no work. Pension funds were drained to build Las Vegas casinos. Ultimately many Teamster leaders were either sent to prison or killed. But because he was willing to put members first, Carey and the Teamsters were able to defeat UPS and the major trucking companies along with their many enemies in the mob, in corporate boardrooms, and in the halls of Congress. In the process Carey tangibly transformed the lives of countless workers. Drawing on transcripts from court hearings, public record

Book information

ISBN: 9781685900588
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Imprint: Monthly Review Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 331.8811388324092
DEWEY edition: 23/eng/20240605
Language: English
Number of pages: 327
Weight: 378g
Height: 209mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 20mm