Thordarson

I.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND.

In 1978, Teamsters Locals 186 and 389 (“Local”) attempted to organize employees of Redman Moving and Storage Company (“Redman”) located in Thousand Oaks, California. After being elected as the bargaining agent for Redman employees in July of 1978, Local 186 ordered a strike against Redman. Since Local 186 did not, by itself, have the requisite manpower to conduct the strike, it obtained the assistance of Local 389. Between July and December of 1978, Redman’s truck fleet was the object of vandalism, including tire slashings and truck burnings.

In November of 1979, after a fourteen-month investigation, Sten Thordarson, Craig Dunbar and Charles Wise, secretary-treasurer, business agent and vice-president, respectively, of Local 389, and Martin Fry and Martin Salgado, secretary-treasurer and trustee, respectively, of Local 186, were indicted on ten counts for violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1952 , 844(i), and 1962(d) and 29 U.S.C. § 501 (c) in connection with the burning of two Redman trucks in Arizona and Connecticut. The defendants have moved to dismiss the entire indictment.

II.

COUNTS 4 AND 5 OF THE INDICTMENT, BROUGHT UNDER 18 U.S.

C. § 1952, ARE…