Lavishly Paid Investigators Hold Court at Non-Union Hotel

IRB becomes a gravy train for former law enforcement officials
Temporary “Watchdog” Becomes Permanent Drain on Teamsters Union

The controversial and lavishly paid Independent Review Board imposed by the Justice Department on the Teamster Union in 1989, was supposed to be a temporary watchdog to help the union rid itself of mob influence in a handful [...]

IRB Expels Humanitarian for speaking to Best Friend Bill Hogan

Bob Riley, A Life Dedicated to Helping Others
Former Local 714 Organizing Director Bob Riley’s permanent expulsion from the Teamster’s Union in 2005 by actions of the Independent Review Board (IRB) is a measure of how far this supposed government “watchdog” has strayed from its original purpose of rooting out crime and corruption.
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The IRB: Origins of an Undemocratic Institution

The questionable legal underpinnings of Consent Decree and Independent Review Board (IRB) are presented in the following legal analysis which explains why former Senator Sam Nunn told the Senate Permanent Investigations Committee:
“the government has clearly crossed over into a new frontier in law enforcement, injecting itself into the operation of labor unions and, [...]