Has The CTA Already Chosen The Next Local 308 Officers?

I have obtained some interesting insider information! Allegedly, the next Local 308 election in 2026 has already been scripted by the CTA mismanagement. 

As shared with members at my Virtual Union Hall on Friday, I am almost certain Brother Mark Weems, our current 1st Vice President, is now retired from the CTA and will not be able to run for another term.

This plan was leaked to me in a coded message as: Cast of Characters For A Stage Play called The Poisoning at Rail Transit High School District 308. I cannot confirm its accuracy.

Principal: Peggie McCouch aka Erica Dickersen. Nicer-looking, better-dressed, double-talking enforcer of Rail Transit High School mismanagement. No shop, automotive, home economics or history classes. No extra teachers or paid professional development to help the students avoid suspensions and bad grades. But more after-school dances, free contraceptives and field trips to the beach. 

1st Vice Principal: James Apples aka Good Cop. Well-meaning, cool-headed and influential enough to keep the dropout rate between 50-90 percent. Yet, he is unwilling to tell teachers, students and the public about the rat droppings in the school cafeteria. This leads to a listeria outbreak that infects 75% of the student body and teachers. 

2nd Vice Principal: Agua Swisher aka The Boss. A baseball bat carrying "Bad Cop" who humiliates all bad kids—especially the ones who are spotted associating with the "Cool Teacher" that complains about the administration's corruption on Facebook and YouTube. Rumor is that he is helping the students plan a walkout and demonstration during their lunch period. The Boss makes sure to tell students to fear the "Cool Teacher" because he feels "entitled to disrespect authority"—something that will not be tolerated.

School Secretary-Treasurer: Creed Babbins aka Moneybags. The missing link in evolution of Rail Transit High School's financial secrecy between the Flintstones and the Jetsons. Raising tuition and increasing budgets for Peggie's parties and contraceptive "Stress Relief Program" is his specialty. His latest scheme was to overpay the "Cool Teacher" teacher in an effort to discredit his stubborn refusal to take more pay than bargained for as a employee of the high school.