James P. Hoffa won a federal overseer's approval Thursday to assume the Teamsters presidency. However, the election monitor barred one of his running mates from taking office.

A Teamsters pension fund in Chicago was repaid more than $729,000 for questionable fees credited to a small Michigan brokerage firm.

A candidates debate designed to increase interest in the upcoming Teamsters election fell apart Friday after the second of three candidates pulled out.