Dissident Teamster group calls for criminal probe into union’s leadership

Published September 23, 2016 9:21pm ET



A dissident group within the International Brotherhood of the Teamsters opposed to President James P. Hoffa is calling on the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York to vigorously pursue a broad investigation into the union’s leadership.

The group, called Teamsters for a Democratic Union, is arguing that revelations of corrupt activities by a top Teamsters official suggests that other leaders may be implicated as well.

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