The Mafia's Chokehold on Trash

Listen in this week as we discuss how the Mafia infiltrated trash collection in the United States, and in the world, and why they keep taking the shitty jobs no one else wants.

 

Citations:

https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/the-counter-reformation/the-roman-catholic-church-in-1500/

https://themobmuseum.org/blog/the-camorra-and-the-garbage-racket-in-the-land-of-fires/

https://www.history.com/articles/how-mafia-infiltrated-american-labor-unions

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/01/why-does-the-mafia-get-involved-in-hauling-garbage.html