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witwer & rios
Apr 14, 20201 min read
Min Matheson leads the fight for women workers
“I’m not going to stop organizing, because if I stop the gangsters are going to take them over. They’ve already taken over enough.” Min...
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witwer & rios
Apr 14, 20201 min read
Abe Chait: The pivotal power of the trucking firms
Described as a “big hulking six-footer,” Chait was the dominant organized crime figure in New York’s Garment District in the post-World...
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witwer & rios
Apr 14, 20201 min read
Johnny Dio and the face of the mob
Even as a teenager in the 1930s, John Dioguardi, better known as Johnny Dio, had a reputation as a frightening figure, capable of...
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