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Mobsters, unions, and feds : the Mafia and the American labor movement  Cover Image E-book E-book

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

Jacobs, James B. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 9781429490207
  • ISBN: 1429490209
  • ISBN: 0814742734
  • ISBN: 9780814742730
  • ISBN: 0814743730
  • ISBN: 9780814743737
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxii, 320 pages)
  • Publisher: New York : New York University Press, ©2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-304) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
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.
Syndicats > États-Unis > Histoire.
Racket > États-Unis > Histoire.
Mafia > États-Unis > Histoire.
Crime organisé > États-Unis > Histoire.
Crime organisé > Enquêtes > États-Unis > Histoire.
TRUE CRIME > Organized Crime.
Labor unions.
Mafia.
Organized crime.
Organized crime investigation.
Racketeering.
United States.
Genre: Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.


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