Mobsters, Unions, and Feds: The Mafia and the American Labor Movement

Contents

Contents Preface xi Acknowledgments xxvii List of Acronyms xxxi 1 Introduction 1 2 Organized Crime and Organized Labor 23 3 President’s Commission on Organized Crime 40 4 Labor Racketeering in New York City 57 5 Organized Labor’s Response to Organized Crime 76 6 Labor Racketeering and the Rank and File 100 7 Attacking Labor Racketeering Prior to Civil RICO (1982) 114 8 Civil RICO Suits and Trusteeships 138 9 The Liberation of IBT Local 560 161 10 The New York City District Council of Carpenters 183 11 The Four International Unions 203 12 Evaluating Civil RICO 238 13 Concluding Reflections 254 Notes 263 Bibliography 297 Index 305 About the Author 320 ix ...