Ron Carey (labor leader)

Ron Carey
Born(1936-03-22)March 22, 1936
Queens, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 11, 2008(2008-12-11) (aged 72)
Queens, New York, U.S.
OccupationUnion leader
TitleFormer President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
SpouseBarbara (Murphy) Carey
ChildrenRonald Carey, Jr., Sandra Perrone, Daniel Carey, Pamela Casabarro, Barbara Marchese
Parent(s)Joseph and Loretta Carey

Ronald Robert Carey (March 22, 1936 – December 11, 2008) was an American labor leader who served as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1991 to 1997. He was the first Teamster General President elected by a direct vote of the membership.[1][2] He ran for re-election in 1996 and won, but in 1997 federal investigators discovered that the Carey campaign had engaged in an illegal donation kickback scheme to raise more than $700,000 for the 1996 re-election effort.[3] His re-election was overturned, Carey was disqualified from running for Teamsters president again, and he was subsequently expelled from the union for life.[4][5] Although a federal jury ultimately cleared him of all wrongdoing in the scandal, the lifetime ban remained in place until his death.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Teamster Chief Won't Seek Re-election in '91." Associated Press. October 11, 1990.
  2. ^ Kilborn, Peter. "Teamsters' New Chief Vows to Put Members First." The New York Times. December 13, 1991.
  3. ^ Greenhouse, Steven. "Behind Turmoil For Teamsters, Rush for Cash." The New York Times. September 21, 1997.
  4. ^ Greenhouse, Steven. "An Overseer Bars Teamster Leader From Re-Election." The New York Times. November 18, 1997.
  5. ^ Greenhouse, Steven. "Beleaguered Carey Steps Aside As President of the Teamsters." The New York Times. November 26, 1997.
  6. ^ Crowe, Kenneth. "The Vindication of Ron Carey." Union Democracy Review. December 2001-January 2002 issue.
  7. ^ Greenhouse, Steven. "Former Teamsters President Is Cleared of Lying Charges." The New York Times.October 13, 2001.