Political Quotes

“In 1989, the IBT, because of massive influence by organized crime, was put under a consent decree with the Justice Department. In 1996, they held an election. In the summer of 1997, there were severe questions about the validity of that election. I stood up and said, do not certify that election until all the objections have been investigated. The minority did not participate. Shortly after that, the election was overturned. It was an election that cost the American taxpayer $20 million, was administered by an election officer under a consent decree at the same time that an independent review board was looking at the Teamsters. There, maybe, would be some questions about how, with all this oversight, could we not even run a fair election. But, no, the other side does not believe that that is an important question to ask. Shortly after that, in August of 1997, the election was overturned. At that point in time, I suggested that the winner of that election, the now disqualified president, maybe, should resign or remove himself from office. Some on the other side thought that that was a radical step, a witch-hunt. On Monday of this week, the independent review board removed that official, Mr. Carey, from the Teamsters for life.”