CTA Switchman Murdered
UPDATE: NBC 5 reports on $2,000 reward announced to find the murderer . UPDATE: WGN TV reports on Brother Kevin. UPDATE: I am hosting an CTA Worker Emergency Support Call on Zoom tonight at 9:30 pm. Register here . UPDATE: Retired Rail Instructor Gilmore speaks on Facebook about our working conditions and the loss of our brother. UPDATE: ABC 7 reports on Brother Kevin's life outside of the CTA. I woke up to text messages that Local 308 member and CTA Switchman, Kevin Barlow, was murdered while on the clock . I knew him from my time working at 98th Shop. He was a thoughtful and kind man. We did not always agree on things relating to our union and our employer, but we held respect for each others differences. I hold alot of respect for brothers like him because we can agree to disagree. That is rare in this world of raging passions of hate and intolerance. We have been enduring so much violence at the CTA, that I am unsure if the emptiness I feel is because we a...
