Questioning The Boss and Looking Out For The Members
I highly recommend that members attend and represent our interests at meetings that aldermen, other politicians, beat meetings, councils and civic organizations (I wear my union hat and shirt). My alderman has some very informative meetings. Please look through the handouts I picked up at this week's Town Hall (includes information about food and shelter): Here is the video of the Town Hall (I brought up a point of disagreement regarding the Tax Doctor's pitting of union workers and pensions against our neighbors around the 01:58:00 mark): Unexpectedly, Mayor Brandon Johnson showed up at this Town Hall to promote his new budget for the city's 2026 year. For those who don't know, he is our top boss at the CTA . As an elected union leader, I made sure to submit a question: Unfortunately, my question was not chosen. Unsurprisingly, like our membership and "executive bored" meetings, I am growing to become an annoying personality because of my unconditional def...
