Edward W. Rodzwicz | |
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Born | c. 1946
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | 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.
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 Counsel, which would make BLET members more likely to use the attorney's services. [5] Rodzwicz resigned on 13 November 2009. [4] He was then replaced by Paul Sorrow. [6] Rodzwicz pleaded guilty on two charges. [7] In September 2010, at the age of 64, he was sentenced to 18 months in a federal prison. [8]
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Edward W. Rodzwicz | |
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Born | c. 1946
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | 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.
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 Counsel, which would make BLET members more likely to use the attorney's services. [5] Rodzwicz resigned on 13 November 2009. [4] He was then replaced by Paul Sorrow. [6] Rodzwicz pleaded guilty on two charges. [7] In September 2010, at the age of 64, he was sentenced to 18 months in a federal prison. [8]
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