Word: carey
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Last year, as Bill Clinton was breezing to his re-election victory, another celebrated incumbent was fighting for his job. Ron Carey, the reform leader of the Teamsters union, had become the darling of the labor movement--and the labor press--during his five-year tenure. But working Teamsters, who had seen no significant pay or benefit increases during that time, weren't so enamored. In fact, "they were ready to throw the bum out," says a former Carey aide. The challenger, James P. Hoffa, son of the notorious former Teamsters leader, was coming on strong with a multimillion-dollar...
...race may produce the most far-reaching scandals of any in labor history. Government sources told TIME that a federal grand jury in Manhattan is investigating not only Carey but also a cast of characters who had an interest in keeping his presidency alive, including two of America's most powerful labor leaders, AFL-CIO president John Sweeney and secretary-treasurer Richard Trumka. So far, three men connected to Carey--campaign manager Jere Nash, fund raiser Martin Davis and consultant Michael Ansara--have pleaded guilty to conspiracy. The three have contradicted Carey's assertion that he had no knowledge...
...least two of the schemes used to raise money for Carey allegedly involved other top labor leaders. In one case, as Teamsters rank and file voted last October in a two-month process monitored by the Federal Government, the Carey campaign urgently needed a cash infusion for a final direct-mail push. Carey aides approached Trumka, asking the AFL-CIO "to help Ron." They were told the federation was short of cash. They suggested funneling $150,000 of Teamster money through the federation--and into Carey coffers. Trumka agreed, according to federal investigators. On Nov. 1, a Teamster check went...
...bizarre turn when Barbara Zack Quindel, the federal officer who monitored the taxpayer-financed election, resigned after she learned that the Teamsters had arranged to make a contribution to the New Party, a small political organization to which she and her husband belong. The contribution was personally approved by Carey in March just as Quindel began her investigation. Eventually, Quindel ordered a new election, declaring at the time that Carey had no knowledge of the myriad schemes to fund his campaign, and said he could run again. Three weeks ago, she announced that she was reconsidering in light...
...Teamsters President Ron Carey said he was a "victim" of corruption in his own ranks (TIME Daily...