Did the Medford Teamsters Union Head protect Councilor Adam Knight from his own self sabotage?

 

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For Teamsters head Sean O’Brien, who just reached UPS deal, Mass. union roots run deep

Sean O’Brien, the man who brought UPS workers to the brink of what would have been one of the largest strikes in US history, and then to a tentative agreement Tuesday on a generous new deal, isn’t afraid to play rough. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters general president is a tough-talking former heavy-equipment driver from Medford with family roots in the union dating back to the days of horse-drawn wagons.