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Last year, as Bill Clinton was breezing to his re-election victory, another celebrated incumbent was fighting for his job. Ron Carey, the reform leader of the Teamsters union, had become the darling of the labor movement--and the labor press--during his five-year tenure. But working Teamsters, who had seen no significant pay or benefit increases during that time, weren't so enamored. In fact, "they were ready to throw the bum out," says a former Carey aide. The challenger, James P. Hoffa, son of the notorious former Teamsters leader, was coming on strong with a multimillion-dollar...
...contradicted Carey's assertion that he had no knowledge of the scheme. Carey says he is the victim of their misdeeds. According to the U.S. attorney's charge and sources familiar with the investigation, Carey's men approached several political groups, including the Democratic National Committee, offering to donate Teamster funds in return for contributions to the Carey campaign. In effect, his men were laundering Teamsters money destined for their candidate's re-election effort. Government sources told TIME that more than $1 million was funneled this way from the Teamster general treasury to benefit the Carey campaign...
...CAREY Underdog has his day. Teamster's doggedness pays off as UPS cries uncle...
...Average annual pension that a UPS driver with 30 years of service will receive under the new Teamster contract...
...Federal investigators have yet to point the finger at the union boss, but the very existence of the allegation ? that his campaign manager used a Massachusetts telemarketer to funnel $221,000 out of the Teamster treasury ? has stolen some of his thunder. "Carey's reputation as a reformer is shattered," says TIME's Bruce Van Voorst. "His halo is tarnished...