What Happened On Tuesday?

By Grease Monkey D. Dragon Undercover CTA Worker

Regarding the Servicer that was fired and lost the vote for arbitration, it seems we have an age discrimination case if nothing else. Sounds like he was set up to fail by being assigned the most difficult assignment. 

If the Jerry Springer Twins happen to be elected union officers, he could seek age discrimination within the Union as well. It made mad to see them laughing at the coworker. Even some of the officials at the front table were laughing!

That poor Motorman with cancer! What a weasel way of our union officials to walk out an ADA protected worker. How could union officials not attempt him with the ADA.  I have a relative who was 45 years old father, got sick with cancer while working. We never once worried about him losing his job, or being accommodated until he could no longer make it to work. Losing benefits and this was pre-FMLA protection!

The Howard Switchman workplace violence gives me the idea for a worker forum or another panel type of meeting and coalesce with Postal Workers from West Pullman grieving the loss of their sister, and Utility workers concerned about this as well. Police were the biggest obstacle to the Black worker at CTA and the reason for a wildcat strike in 1968.

Pennie and Mark invite a CTA manager "police/security" officer into our union hall? 

WTF? 

All I heard last night was:

• Blah-Blah
• K9 dogs
• Blah-Blah
• I'm a retired Chicago policeman
• My side hustles include 10th District State Representative
• Recently fired as Police Chief for Harvey 

I haven't followed that money yet, but I bet it intersects with Shot Spotter along the trail of Chicagoans who got rich from selling fear (also some rumors in there to)!

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