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James Riddle Hoffa (born February 14, 1913 – disappeared July 30, 1975, declared dead July 30, 1982) was an American labor union leader who served as the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) from 1957 until 1971.
FBI agents have searched a plot of land in the US state of New Jersey after a deathbed confession renewed hope of solving union boss Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance 50 years ago.
Apr 2, 2014 · Jimmy Hoffa became a labor organizer during the 1930s. As president of the powerful Teamsters Union, he played a key role in forging the first national freight-hauling agreement for truck...
Apr 8, 2024 · On July 30, 1975, Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa disappeared before a meeting with mobsters at the Machus Red Fox in Bloomfield Township, Michigan. Inside the case of the most famous disappeared man in American history.
Jimmy Hoffa, American labor leader who served as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1957 to 1971 and was one of the most controversial labor organizers of his time.
Nov 1, 2023 · Hoffa, a legendary union leader, disappeared on 30 July 1975 while reportedly on his way to a meeting with Detroit mafia members. His body has never been found and he was declared legally dead in...
Dec 10, 2020 · Born in 1913 in Brazil, Indiana, James Riddle Hoffa received an early lesson about the hazards of unsafe working conditions when his coal-miner father died of lung cancer in 1920.
Nov 19, 2021 · American labour leader Jimmy Hoffa disappeared in 1975 and his body has never been found, but the FBI is now looking into the area of a former landfill in Jersey City, New Jersey after a worker...
Nov 22, 2021 · What happened to Jimmy Hoffa? First it was a mystery, then an urban myth, even a punchline for comedians. He was the once-invincible president of the Teamsters who disappeared in 1975. Now the...
Nov 20, 2021 · One of the most powerful union leaders at a time that unions wielded a great deal of sway over elections – and were notoriously tied to organized crime – Hoffa was forced out of the organized...
