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Mobsters, unions, and feds the Mafia and the American labor movement

Title
Mobsters, unions, and feds [electronic resource] : the Mafia and the American labor movement / James B. Jacobs.
Author
Jacobs, James B.
Publication
New York : New York University Press, c2006.

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Description
1 online resource (xxxii, 320 p.)
Uniform Title
Mobsters, unions, and feds (Online)
Alternative Title
Mobsters, unions, and feds (Online)
Subject
  • Labor unions > United States > History
  • Racketeering > United States > History
  • Mafia > United States > History
  • Organized crime > United States > History
  • Organized crime investigation > United States > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-304) and index.
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Contents
Introduction -- Organized crime and organized labor -- President's Commission on Organized Crime -- Labor racketeering in New York City -- Organized labor's response to organized crime -- Labor racketeering and the rank and file -- Attacking labor racketeering prior to Civil RICO (1982) -- Civil RICO suits and trusteeships -- The liberation of IBT Local 560 -- The New York City District Council of Carpenters -- The four international unions -- Evaluating Civil RICO -- Concluding reflections.
LCCN
2005022953
OCLC
ssj0000203863
Author
Jacobs, James B.
Title
Mobsters, unions, and feds [electronic resource] : the Mafia and the American labor movement / James B. Jacobs.
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, c2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-304) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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