The One Reason Not To Re-Elect Keith Hill
In just a few weeks ATU Local 241 members will have the option to send Brother Keith Hill back to operating buses and put a new president in his place (the current opponent is Brother Uba Light). There are many reasons why I think he should not be re-elected. However, the most important one is that he—and Local 308 President Pennie McCoach—totally betrayed our trust and signed off on a waiver to our rights for Paid Sick Leave. These rights are enshrined in the following laws: City of Chicago 6-130 (2019, 2024) Cook County 24-0583 (2024) State of Illinois 820 ILCS 192 (2024). Fellow Local 308 union steward, Brother Chris Campisi, previously wrote in-depth about this asinine waiver on my blog . It includes a useful chart comparing the wage tiers and sick leave "benefits." Please examine the signed waiver as written in the full, legal Tentative Agreement that I obtained through a CTA Freedom of Information Act Request (click or ta...
