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Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union

Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union

2019•57m
Documentary

In a highly controversial move, the Justice Department used the RICO statute to take over the entire International Brotherhood of Teamsters, denying free speech and due process for 1.4 million union members over a 30 year period. 'Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union' explores how the Justice Department violated the law and failed to protect constitutional rights of union members.

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Ed Barnes

self

William Forsythe

William Forsythe

narrator

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