Devil's Pact: Inside the World of the Teamsters Union

Written by a former adviser to four union presidents, this account of the story behind the Teamsters Union tells of the deal Ronald Reagan made to ignore the Mafia's control of the Teamsters in order to get the union's endorsement and how the Teamsters set up a multimillion-dollar slush fund to held elect Bill Clinton president. Included, too, is the intimate account of flamboyant rise of Jackie Presser the most mysterious and complex figure ever to preside over the union. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.