Workers from Chicago’s South and West sides make up only 20% of construction labor for DNC – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

In total, 46 percent of construction workers hired for the convention are from Chicagoland, with the majority coming from the North Side of the city and its suburbs, according to the DNC host committee.
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taxpayer
1 year ago

It’s surprising that they couldn’t find a sufficient workforce anywhere in “Chicagoland,” (however they define that). I could understand that few construction workers would live in the City proper, as these folks tend to have big trucks and need room to park them.

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