Pretty good link on the Mob & Unions

http://jimmcgough.tripod.com/ricocomplaint.htm#La Cosa Nostra

I remember reading somewhere in here that Bobby Manna used to go to Chicago before getting locked up to coordinate union rackets and what not.

That's true. But that was a LONG time ago. Bobby's been away 25 years now. Poor bastard.

Yeah it was a long time ago, I just mentioned it cause that debate about weather Chin or Fat Tony ever came out after Big Paul got hit, now that ive come across this it seems maybe Manna came out. Then again its pure speculation. Poor guy, you do the crime you do the time, fuck poor Gene Gotti.

Of course. My use of "poor bastard" was just an expression. Murderers belong in jail. No argument there at all

yeah and Bobby manna really got away with a lot more than he got convicted of too

Ya think?

Even Tino thought he was nuts, and that's really saying something .

But did Manna get such a long sentence only for planning the murder that didn't actually happen (Gotti) or did the conviction include some real murder episodes?

He was also convicted of the murder of Irving Schiff.

yea it's funny of all the nj crews in the 80s-90s, the boots old crew was the least violent

When you have that kind of reputation, you don't need to be violent all the time. Once in awhile will do because no one wants to be the example.

chicago still has the best union links......still in the teamsters

Do they still smoke their De Nobili's and eat trippa and fuckin suffritt?

chicago's still in the teamsters union

new jersey still wipes the asses of new york's associates

We Well i don't know about all that pal. NJ is where it all started Newark. We have our own family plus a lot of NYC Goons living here.....So that should tell ya something. Teamsters.....huh, that shit is old hat, buried with Hoffa.