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Martin J. Levitt
Martin J. Levitt (14 October 1944 – 21 November 2004) was a supervisory trainer, union buster and a union organizer on and off over a 20-year period before 1987 when he reportedly changed direction. He went from anti union to anti managemant and founded Justice for Labor Foundation〔Union Buster Changes Sides by Dan Fitch; Register-Pajaronian, June 8, 1989,〕 and later wrote about his career in his autobiography released in 1993 entitled Confessions of a Union Buster which he authored with Terry Conrow Toczynski.〔Confessions of a Union Buster Book Review〕 The book found success among labor unions due to the lurid details he outlined about union busting tactics he claims to have used. Levitt says he entered the field in 1969 "as a young man with no particular feelings about unions but with a desire to use his considerable wits and smooth tongue to get ahead." Levitt claims to have been "one of the multimillion-dollar industry's best talents...caught up in the money and intellectual pleasure of the pursuit."〔 During his so-called reformed career he was known for holding seminars, newspaper articles and some national television interviews such as 60 minutes and the TODAY show.〔Union-buster changes sides by Dan Fitch, Register-Pajaronian June 8, 1989〕
In the book Levitt details his work history from an inexperienced consultant first hired by a former IBEW union organizer named John Sheridan〔(Union Buster. )
By David Moberg, par. 13〕 who had earned his stripes as a disciple of Nathan Shefferman who wrote a guide to union busting. Levitt recalled during his interview that Sheridan's 2nd in command Nick Sangalis did a background check and found "one" criminal skeleton in his closet: a conviction for receiving stolen property〔p. 52 line 8 Confessions of a Union Buster, by Martin Levitt 1993〕 which, as detailed in his book, would become one of a long list of criminal convictions along with chronic alcoholism and mental illness for which the latter was diagnosed in 1977.〔p.141 Confessions of a Union Buster, Levitt: 1993〕 Levitt's book details his addictions to money and alcohol and parallels he drew to his serial criminal history including forgeries, check fraud, insurance fraud, arson,〔p. 157 "last sentence refers to "a small housefire for which I was responsible", Confessions of a Union Buster, Levitt: 1993〕〔The People of the State of California Marin County Case #24297 Filed Aug. 10, 1979 for corporal injury against Alice Levitt including willfully and maliciously setting fire to personal property〕 abusive outbursts, rehab centers and prison with what he ofttimes claimed to be what caused his illegal union busting activities at some 200〔p.4, Confessions of a Union Buster, Martin J Levitt, 1993〕 organizations. His consulting career was atypical and went through upheavels until it culminated in what he terms was his "awakening" in 1987 when out of desperation he called the AFL-CIO offices in Washington DC 〔Baker, Bob. ( Union Buster Turns to 'a Labor of Love' ). LA Times, Sept. 5, 1993〕 and spoke to the publisher of the RUB sheet (Report on Union Busters) saying "they had one less union buster to worry about". and soon thereafter he became a self-proclaimed authority on union busting. His critics believe he was a clever opportunist who found one more way to exploit labor unions as an end to his means.
==Changing Sides==
"My awakening came in late 1987. I was making $200,000 a year and living on a five-acre wooded estate in an exclusive community. I traveled, dined and lodged first class, and drove only the finest luxury cars. By then I had directed more than 200 anti-union campaigns--and lost only five--and had trained craven managers to go and do likewise at their own companies. I was at the top of my field, one of the best and one of the richest. No, I was not driven from the field by need. I was driven by horror and remorse".〔
The last chapter of Levitt's book contradicts that "need" didn't drive him to leave union busting. In 1987, the year of his awakening, Levitt was unemployed, back in rehab,〔p. 281 Confessions of a Union Buster, Levitt-1993〕 had been indicted for felony insurance fraud and car theft,〔Cleveland Plain Dealer: Eight are Indicted in car theft scam, by W.C. Miller, Staff Writer〕〔pp 276-278, Confessions of a Union Buster, Levitt: 1993〕 had lost his house to debt,〔P. 287 Epilogue, Confessions of a Union Buster, Levitt: 1993〕 and ''in need'' of a relative to pay off the $150,000 balance of his mortgage, and most importantly, in need of a way to earn a living. Contrary to his reported feelings of "horror and remorse", his "need" did not lead him to redemption but to yet another union busting job even AFTER he famously called the AFL-CIO to repent his "dirty deeds". In 1988 he busted the Teamsters at Structural Composite Industries (SCI) in Pomona CA and claims to have earned $40,000.〔p. 288, Confessions of a Union Buster, Levitt: 1993〕 After busting the Teamsters, he went to San Diego to address the Brotherhood of Carpenters as a reformed union buster.〔p.289, Confessions of a Union Buster, Levitt: 1993〕
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