Article: Previant influenced nation's labor law in '50s

David Previant, a former chief lawyer for the Teamsters Union who helped shape national labor law in the 1950s and '60s, died Saturday.

He gained national fame in 1950 when he won a landmark case for Milwaukee streetcar and bus drivers. In that case, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that state law barring strikes in public utilities was unconstitutional. He won at least nine cases before the Supreme Court during his career.

He had the exceptional record of winning two cases before the Supreme Court in its 1962-'63 term and three cases before the court the next term.

Jimmy Hoffa chose Previant to lead the Teamsters Union's legal effort. The men were friends, but the corruption and scandals of ...

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