PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A former ironworkers boss described
by prosecutors as "the don" of a violent organization goes on trial
on racketeering charges Monday in Philadelphia.
A sweeping indictment accuses Ironworkers Local 401
members of strong-arm tactics against non-union contractors and rival unions.
But longtime business manager Joseph Dougherty is the
only person going to trial after nearly a dozen guilty pleas.
Prosecutors say Dougherty made $200,000 a year overseeing
jobs for the union's approximately 1,000 members.
A trial memo filed Friday says the union violence
intensified as the 2008 recession took hold.
Several union members have admitted they took part in the
2012 arson of a Quaker meeting house being built by non-union workers.
Dougherty's defense lawyer, Fortunato Perri Jr., isn't
commenting before the scheduled two-week trial.
Source: Philly.com
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