PReleased under the John-F “Kennedy Bssaseination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 Usc 3To7 Hotey. DATE: 11- 14- 2017 . : Report Feria oO . 6 {~ *y : ] m . « F268 (912-55) ; Pong . AA , 7 e & - 7 2 i . FEDERAL BUREAU OF. INVESTIGATION | ‘ - '* Reporting Office - Office of Origin Date Investigative Period ROBERT BENJAMIN BAKER; ET AL YORK PITTSBURGH DEC 2 4 1958 12/15/58 “TITLE OF CASE — VA ‘| Report made by Typed By: | ALLAN R. O'BRIEN rem CHARACTER OF CASE LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT, 1947 (IM) L | . | . oe | | RK . REFERENCE Pittsburgh airtel to New York, 12/9/58 (Intenottice). New York airtel to ha and Pittsburgh, 12/11/58... ADMINISTRATIVE It may be noted ‘that HUGH SHERIDAN is a PCI of the New York office. f J Special Agent . Sta i . . con In Charge Do not write in spaces below ; : Copies made: ; ft . oo . N F Kite Sf oe ietiads : oT ' “. Bureau (1220 Buouy eee 3 - Pittsburgh (122- a (1-USA, Pittsburgh 1 - New York (122-684) 7 | Po MD img | / Lag practi PLY PREM f Wo? 60 JANG wee Property of FPBI.- This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed Wutside the agency Kto which ‘loaned. S 1932. ms . . * U. 8S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1885 O—S447S50 ANC eAs 4 oe ; ae eee - - e ee a ~_—— Docld: 32325387 Page 2
' DATE: 11-14-2017 - _¥D-204 (Rev. 9-23-58) : oe : —_ ‘ . ~n 7 ‘s . ; . a . . “al and og tS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | Copy to: Report of: SA ALLAN R, O'BRIEN Office: NEW YORK Date: DEC 2 4 1958 - : File Number: NY 122-684; Bufile 122-2424 Title: ROBERT BENJAMIN BAKER; ET AL Character: LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT, 1947 (IM) Synopsis: HUGH SHERIDAN, Chairman, New York City Trucking Authority, advised he has known EDWARD WEINHEIMER for approximately 30 years. He said WEINHEIMER was a By REY \chaser". one who forced truck drivers entering the city~to hire him for a day's pay and who disappeared when paid after the first stop. WEINHEIMER represented self to SHERIDAN as labor manager for Exhibitors Service Company and asked SHERIDAN's help in labor difficulty between GEORGE CALLAHAN, JR..and IBT locals in McKees Rocks, Pa. Sheridan advised | WEINHEIMER was considered a trouble. maker by truck in his behalf although saying he would see what he could do for CALLAHAN, SHERIDAN said WEINHEIMER, in his opinion, was a labor racketeer, acting on his. own who might obtain | favorable settlements through payoffs to union officials, f and did not have sufficient background in labor-management relations to deal on a legitimate basis. SHERIDAN could not substantiate his opinionyby,citing actual incidents. - RUC - —SSS—7= = _-—. | This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of any kind. It is the property of the FBI, and is a loan to your agency; it and/or its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. non 16—74625-1 GPO Docld: 32325387 Page 3 | . operators and, because of his background, SHERIDAN did nothing (Released mdeér the ohn F. Kemiedy Rssaseination Records Collection Act of “199 (44 Use 2107 Hofer.
} Released under the John F. Kennedy Aesassination Records Collection act ot 1997 a USC NOT NOPey DATE: 11-14-2017 . 3 .FD-302 (Rey. 12-20-57) _7>FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA\ “AN INTERVIEW REPORT Pa a Date 12/22/58 HUGH SHERIDAN, Chairman of the New York City Trucking Authority (Authority), 141 Broadway, New York City, residence 72-48 June. Street, Forest Hills, New York, stated that the ~ New York City Trucking Authority is an organization which was voluntarily formed by truck operators and unions in the truck- ing field. lecated in'’the New York Metropolitan area. The ~ function of the Authority is to straighten out difficulties between the, truckers. and the various unions and to assist them in negotiating labor contracts. SHERIDAN said the cost of operating the Authority is borne, two-thirds by the truckers, 7 and one-third by the unions: He added that the principal union | in the Authority is Local 607, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT).. _ SHERIDAN advised he has known EDWARD WEINHEIMER for” | approximately 30 years. He siid WEINHEIMER was a member, but~- | never an officer; of Local 807,.IBT. SHERIDAN stated that. prior to. his. becoming: chairman of the Authority, and when he was operating his own trucking business, WEINHEIMER first came —_ to his attention as a "ey psy chaser," SHERIDAN said a "gypsy chaser" is a term used in trucking circles to deseribe a union loadéry (unloader) or driver who jumps up on a rig entering the city and tells the driver that he will be his helper for the -day for a day's pay. The driver is told at the ‘time - that: he will not be able to unload unless he has a union man: aboard. SHERIDAN stated that it was the practice of the "gypsy i et chasers" to demand their pay before allowing the drivers’ to - . | unload and then to disappear after the driver's first unloading: . Hf] stop... They then returned to the outskirts of the .city and repeated the operation with other drivers, In thé. case of. - . WEINHEIMER he would de this three and sometimes four times in i | Interview with ___#UGH SHERIDAN File # 122-684 | n 12/15/58 gs 141 Broadway, NYC __ Date dictated © 22/16/58 | by Special Agent ALLAN R. O'BRIEN: RCM | : Property of FBI - This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the . | agency to which loaned. i ( ~2- RO WAS wee ee ma eee ee ee Re ee — — Docld: 32325387 Page 4
[Reteased ander the John fF. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (42 1st 2107 Hote }. DATE: ii- 14-2017 rr a ~s, NN ~ , NY 122-684 According to SHERIDAN, WEINHEIMER was a ‘vingteader of a group of "gypsy chasers, " whose activities were temporarily stopped when they were indicted on federal anti- trust. and antl-racketeering charges and were found guilty in District Court. He said the conviction was reversed by the €ourt of Appeals_ and the reversal | was upheld by the ‘Supreme Court. ; SHERIDAN advised that WEINHEIMER was considered a trouble maker : by ‘truck owners and an individual who was always looking to make a "soft buck" in any way he could. SHERIDAN described WEINHEIMER as one who- worked as an individual, as opposed to one who was part of a group. He said that in‘his. opinion WEINHEIMER - could be described as an individual labor racketeer who would readily make payoffs to. union officials in order to gain. benefits: for a company which engaged his “services. SHERIDAN said he could not cite any instances — which would involve WEINHEIMER in labor racketeering | matters — but his eonnection with Exhibitors Service Company and. | . ‘GEORGE, CALLAHAN, JR.» appeared to him to fall within that. category because of WEINHEIMER 's background. SHERIDAN advised that on May 10, 1957, WEINHEIMER introduced CALLAHAN to him in the offices of the’ Authority. According to SHERIDAN, poth WEINHEIMER and CALLAHAN “indicated to him, by their statemerits and actions, that. WEINHEIMER was ‘representing, Exhibitors Service Company as a labor | manager or consultant. SHERIDAN said that WEINHEIMER told him that CALLAHAN was having certain difficulties with IBT locals covering his area in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, and asked SHERIDAN if he would help to straighten out the matter. According to HERIDAN, WEINHEIMER and CALLAHAN told him that Exhibitors Service . | Company was primarily engaged in transporting film and had a | labor contract with one IBT local covering this operation. However, CALLAHAN said he could not load general freight. on | his trucks, using the union personnel who loaded film, but ~— was being required to engage loaders fromanother IBT local ‘ to handle the general freight. WEINHEIMER and CALLAHAN \ | SORA Docld: 32325387 Page 5
teleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act’ of 19927 (4f USC Fi0T Hotes. DATE :: 11-14-2017 wo PAN NY 122-684 _ a said it was unprofitable to have to engage separate loaders to handle film and general freight and asked SHERIDAN. if he could help them with the unions. Se SHERIDAN said he told WEINHEIMER and CALLAHAN he would see what he could do for them, but he said he had no use for WEINHEIMER and he therefore had no intention ef doing anything for CALLAHAN and he did nothing whatsoever in their behalf. fy SHERIDAN ‘said he believed that WEINHEIMER. brought é CALLAHAN to see him to impress CALLAHAN and he believed that WEINHEIMER had sold himself to CALLAHAN on the basis of his connections in the labor uniénmfield. According to SHERIDAN, WEINHEIMER had never contacted him before this meeting with i CALLAHAN and he has not done so since. . ‘SHERIDAN said he has no information concerning the ; activities of WEINHEIMER over the past several years and he vO. was surprised to. see WEINHEIMER cast in the roll of a labor manager or consultant. SHERIDAN stated that in his opinion, i WEINHEIMER did not have a sufficient background in the . | labor-management relations field to qualify himself for his alleged position with CALLAHAN rr to deal with labor matters on _ a legitimate basis. He added that it was also his opinion * that any benefits or favorable settlements WEINHEIMER . effected for CALLAHAN, would in most instances be. gained through the medium of payoffs to union officials but he could not substantiate this opinion by citing actual inéidénts ; - RUC - | : 7 | ye AMPV-\osad, Docld: 32325387 Page 6