Dave Beck

Dave Beck
Born
David Daniel Beck

(1894-06-16)June 16, 1894
DiedDecember 26, 1993(1993-12-26) (aged 99)
OccupationUnion leader
Spouse
Dorothy Leschander
(m. 1918; died 1961)
[1]
Children1[2]
Parent(s)Lemuel Beck
Mary Tierney

David Daniel Beck (June 16, 1894 – December 26, 1993) was an American labor leader, and president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1952 to 1957. He helped found the "Conference" system of organization in the Teamsters union, and shot to national prominence in 1957 by repeatedly invoking his right against self-incrimination before a United States Senate committee investigating labor racketeering.

  1. ^ "Dave & the Green Stuff," Time, April 8, 1957.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Ronald (December 28, 1993). "Dave Beck, 99, Teamsters Chief, Convicted of Corruption, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved December 1, 2018.