Jimmy Hoffa

:See also: James R. Hoffa's son and current Teamster union president James P. Hoffa

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James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa (14 February, 1913 - 30 July, 1975?) was a noted American labor leader who is also well-known in popular culture for the mysterious circumstances surrounding his still-unexplained disappearance and presumed death.

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14 February - 1913 - 30 July - 1975? - American - Labor

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Hoffa was born in Brazil, Indiana and was the son of a poor coal miner. His father died when he was young and Hoffa could not stay in school. Hoffa moved to Detroit to work in a warehouse. He was a natural leader who was upset at the mistreatment of workers, and in 1933, at the age of twenty, he helped organize his first strike of "swampers," the workers who loaded and unloaded strawberries and other produce on and off delivery trucks.

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Brazil, Indiana - Coal mine - Detroit - Workers - 1933 - Strike - Strawberries

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