AFL-CIO / TEAMSTERS (IBT)
Federation Gives $500,000 to Teamsters Strike Fund; No RICO Suit
Yet
On Feb. 8, the AFL-CIO announced that it would give the Int'l Bhd.
of Teamsters $500,000 for a strike fund for IBT's ongoing campaign against
Overnight Transportation Co. This grant comes on top of $100,000
the AFL-CIO gave to IBT last fall for the strike. [BNA, Chi. Trib 2/9/00]
Ironically in Dec., IBT was reportedly close to filing a treble-damages civil suit under the Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations Act against disgraced ex-boss Ron Carey for his role in the 1996 money-laundering scandal that ejected him from the union. Other defendants reportedly included the AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer Richard L. Trumka [Time 12/27/99]
Question: What's really going on here?
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