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06/21/03 09:45 PM
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how does the mob use labor unions? is it only to like bribe money out of like contsruction companies or is there more?
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Re: unions
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06/21/03 10:10 PM
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Originally posted by Turnbull:
Unions and the Mob coexist for mutual exploitation. Unions often called on the Mob for muscle and influence to intimidate employers, fight employers' goons during strikes, etc. On the other side: Unions are a rich source of money for the Mob. They plunder dues, skimming off the money each member pays each month. They create "no-show" jobs--giving favored Mob members and associates "jobs" that they get paid for, but don't show up to do. They use unions' pension funds for favorite Mob activities. If you saw "Casino," you saw that the Mob used the Central States Pension Fund (Teamsters) to buy a Vegas hotel, and the Mob skimmed the casino's profits. They use union rules to extort payoffs from owners--for example, demanding payoffs from a contractor or building owner to stop a "workbook slowdown" or to allow lower-wage, non-union employees to work on the job. They also use unions' political clout to sway politicians to do favors for the Mob--for example, the Teamsters got President Nixon to spring Jimmy Hoffa from jail. Just saving him some time 
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Re: unions
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06/22/03 02:39 AM
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oh sorry didnt realize it had been discussed before.
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