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Author:

Jacobs, James B.

Title:

Mobsters, unions, and feds : the Mafia and the American labor movement / James B. Jacobs.

Publisher:

New York University Press,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

p. cm.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 NYC District Council of Carpenters -- The four big bad international unions -- Evaluating Civil RICO -- Concluding reflections.

ISBN:

9780814742730
9780814742730 (cloth : alk. paper)
0814742734 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)61261260

LCCN:

2005022953

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

F3OX522 -- State Historical Society of Iowa Library (Iowa City)

OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)