A Teamsters vice president named in a sexual harassment lawsuit resigned his membership at Covina-based Local 848 and was removed from two elected positions, a union spokesman confirmed Wednesday.
James A. Santangelo of Long Beach was sued by a former union secretary. Although he denied the allegations he and the union's Joint Council 42 agreed to settle the case in September -- reportedly for about $500,000.
A Teamsters spokesman in Washington, D.C., confirmed the resignation but said he had no more information on why Santangelo stepped down.
Santangelo could not be reached for comment.
He resigned from his local on Friday, which triggered his removal as vice
president of the union and head of Joint Council 42, the regional body, said Bret
Caldwell of the union's national office.
Santangelo made about $288,000 per year, according to Teamsters officials.
In the lawsuit Gloria Corral, a union secretary, alleged in March 2008 that
Santangelo offered her a $700-per-week raise if she would "go to a room with me."
James A. Santangelo of Long Beach was sued by a former union secretary. Although he denied the allegations he and the union's Joint Council 42 agreed to settle the case in September -- reportedly for about $500,000.
A Teamsters spokesman in Washington, D.C., confirmed the resignation but said he had no more information on why Santangelo stepped down.
Santangelo could not be reached for comment.
He resigned from his local on Friday, which triggered his removal as vice
president of the union and head of Joint Council 42, the regional body, said Bret
Caldwell of the union's national office.
Santangelo made about $288,000 per year, according to Teamsters officials.
In the lawsuit Gloria Corral, a union secretary, alleged in March 2008 that
Santangelo offered her a $700-per-week raise if she would "go to a room with me."
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