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Old 02.14.2008
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Remembering James R. Hoffa
Remembering James R. Hoffa
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The Teamsters have produced many good labor leaders in more than a century of service to working families, but none have earned more respect, inspired and uplifted more members or created a more lasting legacy than James R. Hoffa. In recognition of the 95th anniversary of his birth, we remember and honor this dedicated and visionary leader, who served as Teamsters General President from 1957-1971.

Hoffa, born on February 14, 1913, in Brazil, Indiana, began his working life at an early age following the death of his father in 1921. Hoffa began taking on odd jobs to help support his family and continued this practice when he moved with his mother and three siblings to Detroit in 1924. The memories of those early struggles along with the knowledge that many working families faced hardships everyday just to survive had a profound impact on him and shaped his beliefs and actions in the decades ahead.
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Just stop and think where the whole trucking industry would be today without the union of teamsters where would your quialty of living be would you even have health ins. One man with drive to raise the standard of living for all truck drivers union and nonunion help make this happen.
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Hoffa was one of my heroes! He was quite a person, very complexed. He was very devoted to his family and did not drink, but on the other hand, he was a ruthless businessman. I have contended that the government killed him because with him in the way, deregulation would have been impossible.
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Where is Hoffa when we really need him
Think what you want about a union but in the 70's they saved a lot of non-union drivers jobs ........Shut'em Down ....Where is jimmy Hoffa when we need him ...Only thr Kennedy boys know for sure .......But Hoffa did more for the working man than any other american ever has .....Our leades today have no balls ........pick a day and shut'em down .......or drive 'em 55 drop your loads a head home ........Fly that GOING HOME BANNER WITH PRIDE !!!!!!!! send a message .......

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I once read a book one time that stated where jimmy was buried. It was under a stadium that was built. I can not remember the name of the book, but it was about hell's kitchen. It had pics in the book of the mob and different characters in it. I think jimmy coonan was one of them and someone named mickey. Does anyone know the name of the book I am talking about?
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I once read a book one time that stated where jimmy was buried. It was under a stadium that was built. I can not remember the name of the book, but it was about hell's kitchen. It had pics in the book of the mob and different characters in it. I think jimmy coonan was one of them and someone named mickey. Does anyone know the name of the book I am talking about?

many myth and legend books were written on the subject

he was probably ground up in a chipper shredder and his pieces blown out over lake michigan...

as for being burried in the meadowlands giants stadium - the TV show MYthbusters recently ran a deep penetrating sonar over the whole floor of the stadium and came up with no voids or changes in density...



I have read a lot of the anti union opinions on here for a very long time and it amazes me how many new drivers who "hate" unions do not even realize that if I made 10 bucks an hour - they would make 8 and if I made 13 bucks an hour they would make 10.80


and BECAUSE I make 56 cents a mile they can make what they do...


this industry would be a minimum wage swill job if not for Hoffa 50 years ago and the early organizers 100 years ago who set up the union.
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The ones who are anti union dont relize when we go to orginize the non union companys and get enough for a vote the company gives the a raise and make alot of promises that they never keep to keep us out. guess the scared of better monie and benefits.
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Miss you more & more everyday J.R.H. With All My LOVE !
Never Forget !

With July the 30Th being only 3 weeks away I remember about the strange dissaperance/murder of J.R.H. in 1975.

I Will Always Love ,My Dad J.R.H.
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Never Forget !

With July the 30Th being only 3 weeks away I remember about the strange dissaperance/murder of J.R.H. in 1975.

I Will Always Love ,My Dad J.R.H.

strange - ???

yes

unexpected - ???

nope....
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