Teamsters Unveil Anti-Corruption Plan

Teamsters President James P. Hoffa unveiled a plan to rid his 1.4-million-member union of any organized crime elements in an attempt to end more than a decade of federal supervision. The strategy calls for the union to complete by next year a report on any organized crime influence and move toward rooting out corruption. It also calls for creation of a conduct code, an ethics board and an internal system to punish abuses. Hoffa announced the plan at a meeting of union council leaders in Chicago. The leaders, representing about 550 union locals, unanimously endorsed the plan.