Edward W. Rodzwicz
| Edward W. Rodzwicz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
c. 1946 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Railway engineer, labor leader |
| Known for | President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen |
Edward W. Rodzwicz (born c. 1946) was President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), a railway workers' union in the United States.
Career
Edward Rodzwicz is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He joined the BLE in 1977 and became a Special Representative for the union in 1988. He served in various positions on the Conrail General Committee of Adjustment. In 1991 he was elected Alternate Vice-President, and in 1996 he was elected International Vice-President. In September 2001 he was elected First Vice-President & Alternate President, the second position in the union's leadership.[1]
In September 2007 a Teamsters oversight board accused the president of the union, Don Hahs, of embezzling $58,000 of union funds.[2] Hahs was suspended for a year.[3] Rodzwicz replaced him as President.[4] In October 2009 Rodzwicz was arrested on two charges of bribery.[4] It was alleged that he and another official had accepted cash payments from a Texan personal injury attorney in return for listing the attorney as a Designated Legal Council, which would make BLET members more likely to use the attorney's services.[5] Rodzwicz resigned on 13 November 2009.[4] He was replaced by Paul Sorrow.[6] Rodzwicz pleaded guilty to two charges.[7] In September 2010, at the age of 64, he was sentenced to 18 months in a federal prison.[8]
References
Citations
Sources
- Greenhouse, Steven (September 19, 2007). "Teamsters File Charges Against Union Head". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- "Hahs new BLE President". The Locomotive Engineer Newsletter. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. October 2001. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- Horowitz, Carl (13 December 2009). "Rodzwicz Resigns as Locomotive Engineers President; Union Names Interim Leadership". National Legal and Policy Center. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- Horowitz, Carl (21 June 2010). "Locomotive Workers Union President Announces Retirement". Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- Jacobs, James B.; Cooperman, Kerry T. (1 January 2011). Breaking the Devil's Pact: The Battle to Free the Teamsters from the Mob. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-4367-6. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- "Labour union exec pleads guilty to bribery charges". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- Patrick, Robert (7 September 2010). "Former union leader gets prison time for seeking bribes". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio (May 24, 2011). "Texas Lawyer Charged in Bribery Scheme". FBI. Retrieved 2014-03-03.