The James Neff Labor Archives - the IBT Collection

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The James Neff Labor Archives - the IBT Collection

1953-1989

This collection contains material pertaining to the International Brotherood of Teamsters amassed by board member and president of Investigative Reporters and Editors James Neff. Materials include microfilm reels, paper files, VHS and U-Matic tapes, photographs and transparency film slides dating from 1953-1989

42 linear feet

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SNAC Resource ID: 11640512

George Washington University

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Hoffa, James R. (James Riddle), 1913-

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Jimmy Hoffa a U.S. union and labor leader. He was born in Brazil, Indiana in 1913 and began his work as a union organizer with Detroit's Local 299 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in 1932. By December, 1946 he was president of Local 299. In 1952 he was elected international vice president of the Teamsters Union, and in 1957 he became international president. Under his leadership, the Teamsters negotiated the National Master Freight Agreement, the first nationwide collective bargaini...