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Default Boston Teamsters

On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 05:00:27 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
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"The federal trial of four Teamsters accused of using strong-arm tactics against a “Top Chef” production team began Monday with the selection of 12 jurors, who will be asked to decide whether the defendants attempted to extort producers of the popular cooking show or simply exercised their right to picket.

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Ahh, unions. Intimidation, extortion, corruption. White men bullying women, trying to hold on to the privilege they believe they've "earned".


I always thought it was amusing that the international Brotherhood of
Teamsters headquarters was a non-union shop. I guess it was because
most of the workers there were women.