Prosecutors said Wednesday that a hitman was hired to kill Samuel Pettyjohn
Pettyjohn, a close friend of union boss Jimmy Hoffa, knew too much they said
He was shot after testifying before a federal grand jury in Tennessee s notorious cash-for-clemency scandal, which ultimately ousted Governor Ray Blanton
Prosecutors now say Blanton s administration paid for Pettyjohn to be killed
After 42 years, investigators said that Ed Alley carried out the hit in 1979
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WASHINGTON, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure s passage of the $547 billion Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act that would revive U.S. surface transportation while ensuring those doing the work are paid fair wages. For too long, elected officials have only talked about infrastructure investment but done little about it. But now, thanks to the House committee s approval of the INVEST Act, the traveling public as well as those do the work to keep the nation s roads, rails and bridges up-and-running have reason for hope.
Waste Workers in Southern California Join Teamsters Union
Waste Management Workers in Simi Valley Choose Representation with Teamsters Local 186
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SIMI VALLEY, Calif., June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ On Friday, 189 workers at Waste Management, Inc. (WMI) voted overwhelmingly, by a more than 2-1 margin, in favor of joining Teamsters Local 186 in Ventura, Calif. The Southern California waste workers are seeking improved working conditions, better wages and stronger benefits.
The vote for union representation capped more than a year-long organizing drive by workers at the company s Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center and marked the first time that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has approved an in-person election since issuing new voting rules in response to the pandemic in November.