Is the Teamsters Union safe for dissenters?
An exchange. Bradley T. Raymond is an attorney who, as he informs us, has represented the Teamsters union. He takes umbrage at our story in UDR No.142 entitled “Teamsters union: still dangerous for dissenters.” “As a reader of Union Democracy Review, and the attorney who represented the IBT in a number of protest cases during the 2000-2001 election, I offer the following personal observations in regard to your recent article entitled, “Teamsters Union: Still Dangerous for Dissenters”: “1. Your attack against Election Appeals Master Kenneth Conboy for his decision in the Armadeo Bianchi matter is wholly unjustified. As you know, Conboy rejected the attempt by IBT Election Administrator William Wertheimer to attribute the dismissal of Mr. Bianchi by Roadway Express to his political support for Tom Leedham. Conboy made this decision because there was no evidence supporting Wertheimer’s findings. Conboy, who previously served as a distinguished federal judge in the Southern District of New
