witwer & riosJan 11, 20211 minThe True Story of Min Matheson, the Labor Leader Who Fought the Mob at the PollsThe activist rallied garment workers and combated organized crime interests in northeast Pennsylvania in the mid-20th century....
witwer & riosOct 21, 20201 minThe woman who faced down the mob and championed a union Min Matheson Brought Her Transformative Vision to an Unlikely Corner of America Labor leader Min Lurye Matheson made her name facing down...
witwer & riosApr 14, 20201 minMin 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...
witwer & riosApr 14, 20201 minAbe Chait: The pivotal power of the trucking firmsDescribed as a “big hulking six-footer,” Chait was the dominant organized crime figure in New York’s Garment District in the post-World...
witwer & riosApr 14, 20201 minJohnny Dio and the face of the mobEven as a teenager in the 1930s, John Dioguardi, better known as Johnny Dio, had a reputation as a frightening figure, capable of...