Jimmy Hoffa three days, the FBI called off the dig. No human remains were found, and the case remains open. Jimmy Hoffa James Riddle Hoffa (February 14, 1913 – disappeared July 30, 1975) was an American labor union leader who served as the President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) union from 1957 until 1971. He vanished in late July 1975, at age 62. From an early age, Hoffa was a union activist and became an important regional figure with the IBT by his mid-20s. By 1952 he was national vice-president of the IBT, and was its general president between 1957
Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption of secret union slush funds. The series of Fairfax reports revealed the involvement of the NSW Right’s powerful Transport Workers Union in a $500,000 takeover of its own Queensland branch with the backing of the disgraced former HSU leader Michael Williamson. It also reported the possible unlawful misuse of union and parliamentary staff by senior union officials and Labor figures." The Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption was established on 13 March 2014 by the former Governor-General, Dame Quentin Bryce. The Governor-General issued Letters Patent which formally appointed the Royal Commissioner, John Dyson Heydon, and outlined the Terms