1982 Event Roy Williams, Teamsters president, and 4 others convicted of bribery 1975 Event Former Teamsters' president James Hoffa reported missing 1975 Event Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa disappears in suburban Detroit 1964 Event Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa convicted of fraud and conspiracy 1964 Event Teamsters negotiate 1st national labor contract 1961 Event James R. Hoffa elected chairman of Teamsters 1957 Event AFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987) 1936 Birthday Ron Carey, union President, Teamsters 1913 Birthday Jimmy Hoffa, Teamsters leader who disappeared in 1975
