RTA Strike

The RTA strike was horrible and many people died from it. Jimmy Hoffa, who was the organizer of the teamster, helped to gathered all the people and convinced them to join in. He convinced people by telling them they should join the teamster if them want better working condition, better wages, fringe benefits...etc. He used all the opportunity that he has to gather more people. For example, without thinking, he helped a trucker to fix his truck while he pass him. He had also negotiated with the people that they striking with. There were nothing come with agreement every time they negotiate. Finally, Jimmy ran out of patient and order the striker to assail the building. The cops were not the only people that the teamster needed to fight with. The teamster also needed to fight with the people that had hired to protect the building. Many people ended up dying from the strike. Many families lost their own son who were only 20 years old.

Characters who Turned On Jimmy At the End

Frank Fitzsimmons, the president of the Union after Jimmy went in jail, didn't do what he is suppose to do to the Union. Jimmy hand selected Fitz to be the president of the Union after he is gone. While Jimmy was in jail, Fitz didn't feel sorry for him, instead he felt great. Jimmy was out of his way and nobody could stop or say a word to what he is doing for the Union. Jimmy had activities with the mafia before he went into jail. He was very careful and only do things that he think it was right. While Jimmy was in jail, Fitz continues the activity with the mafia. He didn't really care what the mafia do and he allowed them to did whatever they wanted to the pension funds. The mafia likes Fitz more than Jimmy because Fitz let them to do whatever they want and Jimmy don't.

Peter Connelly who was Fitz's nephew and the youngest guy among the others also turned on Jimmy at the end of the movie. In court, he showed the judge the paper where Jimmy had put the stuff down about the business. He turned on Jimmy by showing the evident of what Jimmy did to the pension funds.

Used of Power of Jimmy Hoffa, Bobby Charrot, and Robert Kennedy.

Jimmy Hoffa who was an American trade union leader used his power widely in the movie. Once, one of the newsman came up to Hoffa when the teamster were ready to fight. The newsman asked him, "Hey, Mr.Hoffa, Do you think you will win this strike?" Hoffa answer with a clam tone, "We already won the strike...Make the rest of them out by yourself." He always know what he is going to say to all the newsman. He always is calm when he making important decision for the teamster.

Bobby Charrot, who was best friend of Jimmy, he did not turn on Jimmy at the end of the movie while other Jimmy's best friend all turn on him. He once got to see Fitzsimmons by putting a gun on the waiter's head. The waiter was in his way when he wanted to see Fitz; he argued with the waiter and finally he ran out of patient and put a gun on that waiter's head; he used his power to force the waiter brought him to see Fitz.

Robert Kennedy, who was the highest ranking legal officer in the U.S.. He once had "fight" with Jimmy in front of everybody. He said, "I don't know what your trying to prove Mr.Hoffa, but your proving it, your proving it. If Jimmy Hoffa is acquitted, then I will jump from the capitol dome. I will see you in bars Mr.Hoffa." In Robert's heart, he is not sure if he is going to won or not, but his tone are pretty sure that Mr.Hoffa is going to lost. His tone was powerful enough to made people believed that Mr.Hoffa is going to lost.

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History of Jimmy Hoffa and The International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Jimmy Hoffa who was an American trade union leader born in Brazil on February 14, 1913 and disappeared on July 30, 1975. At his age of 14, he left school and began full time manual labor to help to support his family. He was involved with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union, as an organizer from 1932 to 1975. This union eventually became the largest single union in the United States, with over 1.5 million members during his terms as its leader. The teamster union was founded in 1899. Hoffa worked with other union leaders to consolidate local union trucker groups into regional sections, and then finally into one gigantic national body, over a period of two decades. The number of members had risen from 75,000 in 1933 to 420,000 in 1939.