The Nation - News from June 26, 1985

A woman is in control of the largest Teamsters local in the Rocky Mountains after her reform slate defeated union officers loyal to Teamsters President Jackie Presser. Linda Gregg, 30, a former forklift operator elected secretary-treasurer of the Denver Teamsters Local 435 last December, won a second election, which had been called by Presser and the Teamsters international executive board after Gregg’s opponent protested the first vote. More important, three trustees running on Gregg’s slate also won the latest election, placing her firmly in control of the seven-member executive board which runs the 4,000-member union local.