Today in 1976 Thirty-five members of the Teamsters, concerned about the infiltration of organized crime in the union and other issues, meet in Cleveland to form Teamsters for a Democratic Union.
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General Membership Meetings Members in attendance at the May meetings voted to suspend membership meetings for June, July, and August.
