Ex-Teamster honcho lands gig with subcontractor

November 8, 2010: An ousted union boss who used to lord over Teamster workers at Boston’s two convention centers has found himself a plum new job - at one of the Hub’s convention centers.

John Perry, the former longtime head of Teamsters Local 82 in South Boston, has been working as a truck-dock “checker” at recent shows at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, according to sources.

Click here to read more at the Boston Herald.

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