Punching In: Hoffa’s Teamsters Reign Ends With Hard Feelings

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers

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Ian Kullgren: A new era will dawn tomorrow at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters when longtime president James P. Hoffa hands over the reins to Sean O’Brien, a one-time ally who obliterated Hoffa’s preferred successor in the November election.

That made for a tense transition over the past four months, with incoming staff regularly stonewalled by Hoffa’s inner circle, said Brian Rainville, O’Brien’s incoming chief of staff. For weeks, staffers coming on board were denied ID badges to roam the building and were only allowed ...