LABORERS (LIUNA)
Buffalo Consent Decree Approved
In the latest illustration that the LIUNA
“internal reform effort” is a failure, U.S. Dist. Judge Richard J.
Arcara Jan. 24 approved a consent decree over LIUNA Local 210 in Buffalo.
Arcara said the government takeover was “appropriate and necessary” and
that he found “substantial evidence” that the affairs of Local 210 have
been influenced by members of organized crime for more than 20 years. If
such corruption is so pervasive in Local 210, what has LIUNA’s “internal
reform effort” been doing the last five years?
A 114-page civil complaint filed under RICO sought injunctive relief to insure that Local 210 is “rid of domination and influence by members and associates of the La Cosa Nostra organized crime family.” The complaint was filed by DOJ and LIUNA in Dec., but Arcara forced LIUNA out because of a conflict of interest. LIUNA had run Local 210 and it was suing Local 210. The judge didn’t want LIUNA to be both plaintiff and defendant. [BNA 1/26/00]
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