Chicago Aldermen Tell Casino Bidders: This Is a Union Town – Bloomberg/Yahoo

During a special casino committee of the city council hearing on Monday, the aldermen expressed concerns that the three bidders seeking to construct and operate a gaming and entertainment complex don’t have a deal with local labor groups. It's the latest complication for Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plans for the proposed casino whose revenue she wants to use to chip away at rising fire and police pension costs.
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HeywoodJaBlome
4 years ago

Non union casino job, $22.75 per hour. Union casino job, $83.75 per hour. Union dues, strike fund, health and welfare,
$63.75 per hour. $83.75 – $63.75 union costs equals employee per hour $20.00. That’s how it works.

The Paraclete
4 years ago

This is typical of the city, Lori is handed a goldmine and manages to fck the whole thing up!

Pat S.
4 years ago

Yeah, Chicago is a union town. See how effective the unions have been at hobbling McCormick Place – nice job, unions!

The status as a ‘union town’ is at the heart of the city’s and state’s problems.

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