Episode 81 - How Were the 1950s Hard on Organized Crime & Organized Labor? (Conspirator 2, Part II)

For more content from Barry Jones, go to sphistory.com. Prohibition gave organized crime a way to make lots of money. WW II gave organized crime a way to serve its country. The 1950s gave organized crime and organized labor a gift neither wanted - publicity, attention, exposure, and questions. Lots of questions. At the beginning of the decade, Cosa Nostra and the Teamsters were riding a high horse. By the end of the decade, both were staggered. They needed relief.