The SEIU is angry with City Hall’s decision to contract out hundreds of union custodial jobs and is fighting a new cleaning contract awarded at O’Hare. Now, it appears the fight is getting personal.
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) – For several weeks, members of the Service Employees International Union Local One have been protesting Mayor Rahm Emanuel at his North Side home, the airport, and City Hall.
FOX 32 News obtained a copy of an SEIU plan to spend a half million dollars for what the union calls, “taking on the millionaires’ mayor.”
“In the coming months, the national news will be dominated by these types of stories. We feel strongly that Rahm Emanuel can be made the national ‘poster child’ for neo-liberals who are hell-bent on adopting these regressive policies.”
In a statement, a City Hall spokesperson says: “It is very unfortunate that the SEIU leadership has decided to spend a half million dollars on an investigation to smear the mayor instead of focusing their attention on helping their members
. ‘The national poster child for neo-liberals’ They explain it all in the video report from myfoxchicago:Video at link:http://therightnewz.com/?p=16394