james riddle hoffa

[Lanell]

United States labor leader who was president of the Teamsters Union; he was jailed for trying to bribe a judge and later disappeared and is assumed to have been murdered (1913-1975)

[Couch Potatoe]

James Riddle Hoffa was an American labor union leader who served as the President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) union from 1957 to 1971. His charisma and leadership connected with many working-class Americans, but he was also infamous for his alleged involvement with organized crime. Hoffa disappeared in July 1975 and was declared legally dead in 1982, though his fate remains a mystery. His efforts to organize workers and ensure fair labor practices had a significant impact on the labor rights movement in the United States.