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HiPointDem

(20,729 posts) Sat Dec 1, 2012, 04:45 PM Dec 2012

Rahm lays off union janitors, cuts non-union contract with buddy [View all]

Perfect timing. As we head into the Christmas season in the land of high heating bills, comes the news that Rahm is laying off many of the city's library custodians.

He's also put 300 union custodians's jobs on the chopping block at O’Hare Airport because of a controversial $99 million, non-union janitorial contract he's handed out to one of his mobster friends, Richard Simon, a buddy of the son of the late mobster William “Potatoes” Daddano (stay with me now) who also happens to be connected to the UNO charter school hustlers.

According to the Sun-Times report, UNO’s non-union janitorial service is listed as an “anticipated” sub-contractor on the O’Hare deal — an arrangement that could have been worth almost $5 million, according to city records.

http://michaelklonsky.blogspot.com/2012/11/rahm-starring-in-jobs-busters.html

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Rahm lays off union janitors, cuts non-union contract with buddy [View all] HiPointDem Dec 2012 OP

Wow atreides1 Dec 2012 #1

What is the rest of the story? graham4anything Dec 2012 #2

The rest of the story is that rahm added administrative overhead, a PR department & pay HiPointDem Dec 2012 #4

that is what you said in the OP graham4anything Dec 2012 #5

I didn't say anything about that in the Op. Quit making stuff up. There is no 'rest of the HiPointDem Dec 2012 #6

You said what YOU said in the first and the followup. I added what happened in my little town graham4anything Dec 2012 #8

Rahm lays off union janitors, cuts non-union contract with buddy graham4anything Dec 2012 #9

yes; & that is significantly different from : rahm adds administrative overhead & PR department HiPointDem Dec 2012 #10

you said it in your post. You are again parsing words 1st post, 4th post. graham4anything Dec 2012 #12

word salad HiPointDem Dec 2012 #13

can i have some anchovies and olives and fat free feta cheese in my salad please. graham4anything Dec 2012 #18

Privatization doesn't save shit is the other side of the story. Save a library my ass. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #16

Well said. smokey nj Dec 2012 #19

Rahm doesn't give a fuck about libraries. Are you serious? Teamster Jeff Dec 2012 #15

i take it you are not from illinois.... madrchsod Dec 2012 #21

Looks like Rahm's never me a union he didn't want to bust. smokey nj Dec 2012 #3

I have NEVER understood why this guy claims to be a Democrat. forestpath Dec 2012 #7

How very Mr. Potter-ish of him. How could anyone lay someone off at this time of year? Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #11

Nobody 2naSalit Dec 2012 #14

He sold his soul, you mean. Corruption. Absolute corruption. Those poor people. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #17

I suspect that 2naSalit Dec 2012 #20

Oh those wacky Democrats UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #22