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  • 41William J. McCarthy — (July 2, 1919 – November 19, 1998) was an American labor leader and official in the Teamsters. He was appointed president of the Teamsters on July 18, 1988, defeating interim president Weldon Mathis. Although he began a re election campaign in… …

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  • 421905 Chicago Teamsters' strike — The 1905 Chicago Teamsters strike was a sympathy strike and lockout by the United Brotherhood of Teamsters in the summer of 1905 in the city of Chicago, Illinois. The strike was initiated by a small clothing workers union. But it soon spread as… …

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  • 43International Brotherhood of Teamsters — Die International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) (deutsch etwa: „Internationale Bruderschaft der Fuhrleute“), kurz nur „Teamsters“ genannt, ist die Gewerkschaft der Transportarbeiter und die größte Einzelgewerkschaft der USA (Washington, D.C.)… …

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  • 44Jimmy Hoffa — Totally disputed|date=May 2008Infobox Celebrity name = Jimmy Hoffa caption = birth date = birth date|1913|2|14|mf=y birth place = Brazil, Indiana, U.S. death date = disappeared July 30, 1975 (aged 62) death place = Last seen in Bloomfield… …

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  • 45Roy Lee Williams — (March 22, 1915 – April 28, 1989) was an American labor leader who was president of the Teamsters from May 15, 1981, to April 14, 1983.Early life and careerBorn in Ottumwa, Iowa, Williams was one of 12 children in a very poor family. He grew up… …

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  • 46Boston Molasses Disaster — Aftermath of the disaster; photo by Globe Newspaper Co. (Boston Public Library) The Boston Molasses Disaster, also known as the Great Molasses Flood and the Great Boston Molasses Tragedy, occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End… …

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  • 47Farrell Dobbs — Infobox Person name = Farrell Dobbs image size = 180px caption = birth date = birth date|1907|7|25|mf=y birth place = Queen City, Missouri death date = death date and age|1983|10|31|1907|7|25|mf=y death place = occupation = Politician and trade… …

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  • 48Twenty-mule team — For information on the cleaning product, please see Twenty Mule Team Borax. [ Death Valley, California] Twenty mule teams were teams of eighteen mules and two horses attached to large wagons that ferried borax out of Death Valley from 1883 to… …

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  • 49Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 — Part of a series on Trotskyism …

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  • 50Jimmy Flynn — James P. Flynn (b. February 5 1934) is an Irish American Bostonian, teamster, and film actor. He was a reputed member of the famous Winter Hill Gang.Flynn was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was framed for the murder of Brian Halloran in 1983… …

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