Jimmy Hoffa

Biography

James Riddle Hoffa was a union activist and leader who served as General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1957 to 1971. He secured the first national agreement for teamsters' rates in 1964 and played a pivotal role in the union's growth, eventually becoming the largest by membership in the United States. Hoffa's involvement with organized crime led to numerous trials and convictions, ultimately resulting in his disappearance in 1975.