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done; that was the end of it. It was going to be this,
this and this and that is how it's going to be.
MR. HARMON: And what this, this and this was,
according to Tony Provenzano, was that the members of
Local 107 were going to be taken, whether they liked it
or not, and put into other locals, is that correct?
MR. RISPO: Well, I tried to stop getting
they were taking my Teamsters 107 apart and giving me
500. And I was against it. And I had no choice; I had
to go. I had to go into Teamsters Local 500.
have in that?
HR. HARMON: What choice did the membership
HR. RISPO: Like I said, sir, we had none.
There was no choice. The local was split up and that
was the end of it. They said where you went and that
is where you went.
MR. HARMON: Now would you explain at the
beginning of your career, Mr. Boffa, how you would
shake down employers who were afraid of having unions
organized?
on my own.
MR. RISPO: My name is Rispo.
MR. HARMON: I'm sorry. Yes, Mr. Rispo.
MR. RISPO: The way -- I'm in enough trouble
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