Bonus

A president of this union criticized FDR for his callous response to the Little Steel strike despite earlier being one of his largest donors. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this union led by John Llewellyn (“loo-ELL-in”) Lewis, who enforced strikes during World War II. In 1914, strikers tried joining this union before being attacked by guards of the CF&I.
ANSWER: United Mine Workers of America [or UMWA]
[10e] Lewis was instrumental in splitting the Congress of Industrial Organizations, or CIO, from this other labor union led by George Meany and founded by Samuel Gompers.
ANSWER: AFL [or American Federation of Labor; accept AFL-CIO]
[10m] The AFL-CIO’s anti-corruption push led to conflict with David Beck, who succeeded this man. This man’s death, presumably outside Detroit, likely occurred after meeting with Anthony Giacalone and Anthony Provenzano.
ANSWER: Jimmy Hoffa [or James Riddle Hoffa]
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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
CarletonWisconsin B010010E
Minnesota BIowa State010010E
Winona StateWisconsin A0101020EM

Summary

TournamentEditionHeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
Florida2025-02-0133.330%33%0%
Great Lakes2025-02-01615.0067%67%17%
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01613.3367%50%17%
Midwest2025-02-01220.00100%100%0%
North2025-02-01313.33100%33%0%
Northeast2025-02-01512.0060%40%20%
Overflow2025-02-01524.00100%100%40%
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01220.00100%100%0%
Southeast2025-02-01417.5075%50%50%
UK2025-02-011014.0070%70%0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01817.5088%75%13%
Upstate NY2025-02-01313.3367%67%0%