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July 24, 2025

How To Solve the Smoking Problem on CTA Trains

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Brother Eric, Local 308 Union Steward: The Boogeyman. Harbinger of Doom for Business Unionists. Feared, Loved and Hated in Equal Portions throughout the ATU. Extreme Democracy. Preacher of Radical Revolutionary Unionism. The Black Joe Hill. Trolls and Haters are welcome!

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