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  • Battling corruption in the ILA: a partial chronology

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    The federal government's RICO suit against the ILA comes after a long history of corruption on the East Coast waterfront and of resistance to it. What follows is a partial summary of that record. Some of the facts are based upon the text of the government's complaint.

    1940: Body of Peter Panto, murdered insurgent leader, found in New Jersey lime pit.

    1942: Joe Ryan elected lifetime ILA president

    1945-48: As the war ends, a series of rank and file "wildcat" strikes on NY-NJ waterfront reveal deep discontent among ILA members.

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