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Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The records of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters were given to the Library of Congress by the Office of the Election Officer of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in 1995 and 1996.
The records of International Brotherhood of Teamsters were arranged and described in 1996. The finding aid was revised in 2009.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The records of International Brotherhood of Teamsters are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The records of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters span the years 1989-1992 and consist of photocopies of correspondence, memoranda, reports, court orders, court and hearing decisions, transcripts of hearings, charts, graphs, lists, rosters, rules, computer lists, printed opinions, questionnaires, ballots and recommendations documenting the union's 1991 convention and the election of national officers.
Court actions initiated by the Justice Department against the union date to the 1960s to rid the union of corruption and relations with organized crime figures. In March 1989, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, faced with a racketeering suit by the government seeking the ouster of many top union officials, agreed to a settlement. The agreement, or the
These records, generated by the Office of the Election Officer, Michael H. Holland, are arranged in a Report series and a file titled Protest Decisions . The report ,
The Protest Decisions series contains memoranda and rulings from the election officer and hearing decisions from the independent administrator, Frederick B. Lacey. Decisions concerning questions regarding eligibility to run for delegate and alternate delegate to the convention appear under "E" class files. Each case within the file bears a set of numbers beginning with the designation "E," followed by a series of numbers and letters beginning with the case number, the local union number, and the area location.
All other decisions regarding pre-election problems, termed "P" files, follow the same numerical and alphabetical designation as the "E" files. The "P" files contain rule violations and dispute settlements regarding voting threats and intimidations, fund-raising problems, campaign illegalities, and other issues. Files termed "Post-election Protest Decisions" focus on procedural violations regarding delegate elections, and "Special and Miscellaneous Decisions" concern convention disputes and two special cases assigned to the independent administrator concerning the use of mass mailings.
This collection is arranged in two series:
Report of the Office of the Election Officer of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and an appendix containing supplementary correspondence, memoranda, reports, court orders and decisions, transcripts of hearings, opinions, rules, computer lists, printed opinions, questionnaires, ballots, charts, graphs, and recommendations.
The appendix is organized by chapter and therein by preassigned decimal number. Each chapter contains a list and description of documents.
Correspondence, decisions, and formal opinions of the election officer and independent administrator.
Organized by preassigned case number.
Correspondence, decisions, and formal opinions of the election officer and independent administrator regarding actions of the pre-election process other than eligibility decisions.
Organized by preassigned case number.
Correspondence, decisions, and formal opinions of the election officer and independent administrator regarding election irregularities of delegates to the 1991 nominating convention settled after the election period.
Organized by preassigned case number.
Disputes concerning the convention held in June 1991 and two cases heard by the independent administrator regarding candidates for office in the international union and the use of bulk-mail.
Decisions regarding the convention are organized by preassigned case number beginning with the prefix "Conv."