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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...
...Teamsters President Ron Carey said he was a "victim" of corruption in his own ranks (TIME Daily...
...everything we buy. The losers are also those UPS workers who will be laid off at some point. The winners are other shipping companies that will get business from firms like mine (I will no longer give UPS all my business), senior UPS employees--and Teamsters Union president Ron Carey. JEFF SMITH Beaumont, Texas...
...suggested that the voiding of Carey's election as Teamsters president is bad news for him [NOTEBOOK, Sept. 1]. But what about the taxpayers who shelled out $22 million to "monitor" that union election--at a cost of about $100 for each vote cast? That is outrageous! If another union election is held, it should be paid for by the Teamsters, not the Federal Government. S. HARDING LINDHULT Hatboro...
...Three men who helped elect Teamsters president Ron Carey pleaded guilty to embezzling union funds (Reuters...