The well-paid leaders of the AFL were protected from criticism by tightly controlled meetings and by goon squads—hired toughs originally used against strikebreakers but after a while used to intimidate and beat up opponents inside the union.
Howard Zinn
The well-paid leaders of the AFL were protected from criticism by tightly controlled meetings and by goon squads—hired toughs originally used against strikebreakers but after a while used to intimidate and beat up opponents inside the union.