Lawrence N. Steinberg papers 1936-1969 and 1996
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Beck, Dave, 1894-1993
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David Lemuel Beck was born in poverty on June 16, 1894, in Stockton, California to Lemuel and Mary Beck. His first union job was as a laundry driver in Seattle, Washington where he became a member of Teamsters Local 566 Laundry and Dye Works Drivers. He was elected to the executive board of Local 566 in 1920 then in 1923 he was named president of Joint Council 28. In 1927 he was elected president of Local 566 in 1927 and that same year, he was hired by the international union as a full-time orga...
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America
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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters was formed in 1903 from the merger of two teamsters unions to form one large union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. One of the largest and most powerful unions in the country, the Teamsters have been notoriously plagued by corrupt leadership throughout its history. In December 1957, the AFL-CIO ejected the Teamsters from the federation for non-compliance with newly enacted corruption rules. In 1964, Teamsters' president James Hoffa succ...
Steinberg, Lawrence N.
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Career labor organizer and officer, originally on behalf of retail clerks in New York, later with the Teamsters Union in Ohio. Steinberg in 1956 was appointed Personal Representative to the Union's General Presidents Dave Beck and James R. Hoffa. From the description of Lawrence N. Steinberg papers, 1936-1969 and 1996. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 704437292 From the description of Lawrence N. Steinberg photographs. 1936-1960s. (University of Michigan). World...
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...
