Once in control of the International Longshoremen's Association,organized crime found that the shipping industry was not an industry that could be dominated by racketeering.

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Once in control of the International Longshoremen's Association,organized crime found that the shipping industry was not an industry that could be dominated by racketeering.​

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The statement is incorrect. Organized crime did successfully dominate the shipping industry through the International Longshoremen's Association, using tactics such as control of hiring and firing of longshoremen, coercion and violence against non-compliant companies, and manipulation of union contracts.

Once in Control of the International Longshoremen's Association,organized Crime Found