Poetry

1994, the Justice Department alleged in a draft racketeering complaint that Arthur Coia, then-president of the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA), was “controlled and influenced” by organized-crime figures. That did not stop Coia from having contact with the Clinton White House 120 times, including invitations to state dinners, receptions, and one-on-one meetings with the president. The explanation may be that LIUNA became a multimillion-dollar contributor to Clinton and the Democratic party. The Justice Department complaint was never filed. The Clinton administration instead accepted a plan for “internal reform” of LIUNA, now generally regarded as a sham.

The most important part of Betrayal may be its last 15 pages, a section titled “Fighting Back.” Here Chavez proposes eight major initiatives to stop or at least curb Big Labor’s abuses; among the measures are enforcing the Supreme Court’s Beck decision on workers’ rights, and requiring the unions to open up their books.

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1994, the Justice Department alleged in a draft racketeering complaint that Arthur Coia, then-president of the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA), was “controlled and influenced” by organized-crime figures. That did not stop Coia from having contact with the Clinton White House 120 times, including invitations to state dinners, receptions, and one-on-one meetings with the president. The explanation may be that LIUNA became a multimillion-dollar contributor to Clinton and the Democratic party. The Justice Department complaint was never filed. The Clinton administration instead accepted a plan for “internal reform” of LIUNA, now generally regarded as a sham.

The most important part of Betrayal may be its last 15 pages, a section titled “Fighting Back.” Here Chavez proposes eight major initiatives to stop or at least curb Big Labor’s abuses; among the measures are enforcing the Supreme Court’s Beck decision on workers’ rights, and requiring the unions to open up their books.