Thursday, March 15, 2012

Local Teamsters split in rematch

Only days after leading UPS Teamsters to one of labor's biggestvictories in years, Ron Carey finds himself facing a new battle afterhis hard-fought election as Teamsters president was voided Friday.

Chicago area Teamsters are facing a battle, too. They weresplit between Carey and James Hoffa Jr. in last year's election.

Federal election overseer Barbara Zack Quindel nullified Carey'selection and ordered a new vote after an eight-month investigationinto the source of $221,000 in contributions made to his campaign -money that was later returned.Gerald Zero, secretary-treasurer of Local 705 in Chicago, saidhe figures that, coming off of the United Parcel Service …

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