New Hoffa, new Teamsters?

摘要

James hoffa sounds tough: "There's going to be a new militancy among the Teamsters." Despite the business suit, befitting a Detroit lawyer, he even looks tough. But can the newly elected president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters act tough, and somehow rebuild not just the union's finances and membership but also its reputation? The sceptics are legion. In the past generation the Teamsters, who once held America's road-transport industry in a stranglehold, have seen their membership fall by almost two-fifths, from 2.3m to 1.4m. In the past seven years the union's net worth has dwindled from $15om to a mere $702,000 last year.