International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America Local 421 records, 1940-1975.

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International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America Local 421 records, 1940-1975.

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Contains a 1940 contract between the Local and Dubuque Stone Products Company; 1975 news clipping about Owen Riley, Local 421's former president and business agent, retiring; and six photographs depicting floats prepared by the Local for Dubuque's Labor Day parade, blasting rock, and picketing non-union employers.

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Riley, Owen, 1915-

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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...

International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America Local 421 (Dubuque, Iowa)

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Owen Riley began work as a driver at H & W Motor Express Company in Dubuque in 1936. He became vice president and business agent of Local 421 in 1948 and president in 1969. Riley also held posts in the Dubuque Trades and Labor Congress and the Iowa Conference of Teamsters. Local 421 represented more than 1000 workers at 87 companies in 1975 and was the third largest union in Dubuque at that time. From the description of International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehous...