In light of Martin Scorsese\u27s popular movie The Irishman, it is a good time to reassess Jimmy Hoffa. He\u27s probably the most famous union leader in American history, but the only thing most people know of him is that he ran the Teamsters and was closely connected to the Mafia. He is often seen as nothing but a corrupt, evil, greedy sellout. The reality is a little different. In this article I discuss his record as a labor leader, the attacks on him by the McClellan Committee and Bobby Kennedy, and his ties to organized crime. I try to contextualize the Teamsters union of Hoffa\u27s era, while at the same time providing a corrective to the public\u27s overwhelmingly negative views of him
