Jimmy Hoffa means of leveraging union strength at one company, to then move to organize workers, and finally to win contract demands at other companies. This process, which took several years starting in the early 1930s, eventually brought the Teamsters to a position of being one of the most powerful unions in the United States. Trucking unions in that era were heavily influenced by, and in many cases controlled by elements of, organized crime. For Hoffa to unify and expand trucking unions, he had to make accommodations and arrangements with many gangsters, beginning in the Detroit area. Organized crime influence on the
Notorious (Duran Duran album) Notorious (Duran Duran album) Notorious is the fourth studio album by English new wave band Duran Duran. It was released on 18 November 1986 by EMI Records. The album peaked at No. 16 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 12 on the US "Billboard" 200. Produced by the band with Nile Rodgers, the album showcased a new musical direction for the band, emphasizing bass and brass, as exemplified by the singles "Notorious" and "Skin Trade". In 2010, EMI released a raft of material surrounding the "Notorious" reissue consisting of a two-disc set, a deluxe three-disc set, a digital