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Teamsters president Sean O'Brien attends a Senate hearing in March. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
The fallout from the Teamsters' affiliation with organized crime in the 20th Century is poised to end after President Trump's prosecutors agreed to cease federal monitorship of the union.
Why it matters: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has been subject to oversight since 1989, when it signed a consent decree aimed at eliminating the mob's influence in the union.
