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MR. CONNERTON: Again, subject to an elastic
definition, I cannot recall any particular situation
at the moment. But as I say, I am just relying upon
naked memory, which gets treacherous at a certain age
in life, and I may be missing the situation.
MR. HARMON: Is that a reason within the
Laborers' Union to place a local into trusteeship,
that is, an outside influence exerted by organized crime
upon the operations of a particular local?
MR. CONNERTON: The reasons -- the reasons for
imposing a trusteeship are set forth in the Laborers'
constitution and they basically agree with the statutory
purposes set forth in the trusteeship provisions of the
Landrum-Griffin Act.
Indeed, they sort of ape those particular pro-
visions .. So as I recall, corruption, financial mal-
practices, other reasons such as that, lack of democracy
the union has authority to impose trusteeships for those
purposes.
MR. HARMON: Woold domination by organized
crime be one of those influences, Mr. Connerton?
MR. CONNERTON: In terms of financial mal-
practice, in terms of corruption, I guess you would look
at that on a case-by-case basis and see after hearing
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