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Labor Day - Billy Logan and Jock Yablonski
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Happy Labor Day from State of Murder! In honor of the holiday this week we are not in any specific state, instead we are celebrating the resiliency of the American worker. This episode is all about the crime and murder that haunted the beginnings of the labor movement. First hear Amber tell about how the mafia in Chicago has always had a hand in the Teamster Union. When the mafia's number one assassin took out Union leader Billy Logan, we found out just how corrupt the Chicago court system was. Then listen to Celina tell all about how corruption in the United Mine Workers of America lead to the murder of Jock Yablonski and his family forever changing the union as we know it.
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