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marmar

(77,084 posts) Thu Dec 13, 2012, 09:53 AM Dec 2012

Rahm Emanuel Evades Questions Over Mob Ties in Non-Union Deal

from In These Times:

Rahm Emanuel Evades Questions Over Mob Ties in Non-Union Deal
By Anthony Mangini

NBC Chicago reports that Mayor Rahm Emanuel evaded questions over alleged mob ties in a $99 million custodial contract awarded for O'Hare International Airport. The contract went to the non-union employer United Maintenance, a subsidiary of United Services Co., which has connections to several prominent Chicago mob families.

United Services' executive vice president, Paul Fosco, was convicted and imprisoned in 1987 for a "racketeering...scheme to swindle the Laborers Union through manipulations of lucrative benefit plans," the Chicago Tribune reports. Fosco's father, Angelo Fosco, and the infamous Anthony "Big Tuna" Accardo were also tried for their involvement, although both were ultimately acquitted. United Services' owner, Richard Simon, previously ran National Maintenance Facilities with partner William Daddano, Jr., whose father was a notorious enforcer and loan shark for the Chicago mob.

In a press conference last Tuesday, Emanuel insisted that the contract was awarded via a "competitive process," but skirted the issue of mob connections.

Unions were already outraged over the deal; the new contractor, United Maintenance will replace the unionized employees of its predecessor, Scrub, Inc., with low-wage employees. "This is about the mayor taking care of his millionaire friends," SEIU Local 1 secretary-treasurer Laura Rueda told NBC Chicago, "and this is about the mayor taking away middle-class jobs." ...................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.inthesetimes.com/ittlist/entry/14277/rahm_emanuel_is_silent_on_the_syndicate_at_ohare/

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Rahm Emanuel Evades Questions Over Mob Ties in Non-Union Deal (Original Post) marmar Dec 2012 OP

Why do the Democrats get on board with these low wage tactics.. It's not good for families, and it midnight Dec 2012 #1

Jeeezus. I guess RW dems need the friggin' *house* to fall on 'em before.... Smarmie Doofus Dec 2012 #2

Working with the mob? Rahm is looking sleazier day by day JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #3

You have to understand, marsis Dec 2012 #4

Obama is a Democrat from Chicago; he's not a "Chicago Democrat" marmar Dec 2012 #5

True-ish marsis Dec 2012 #15

wrong datasuspect Dec 2012 #9

Democrats from the South Side are typically strong labor supporters. Rahm is a carpetbagger AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #13

Let me correct marsis Dec 2012 #16

Simply not true, marsis Dec 2012 #14

Your comment does not recognize that there are two types of Democrats, (1) the registered AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #17

I always said he was a Joe Pesci character wannabe. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2012 #6

That guy gives me the creeps. progressoid Dec 2012 #7

this heaven05 Dec 2012 #8

rahm is pure scum datasuspect Dec 2012 #10

It is truly disturbing that President Obama chose this thug as his first chief of staff. forestpath Dec 2012 #11

Mob ties in Chicago? Who would have thought? AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #12

LOL! GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #18

midnight

(26,624 posts)

1. Why do the Democrats get on board with these low wage tactics.. It's not good for families, and it

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 10:00 AM

Dec 2012

is not good for the tax base.... Makes no sense....

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)

2. Jeeezus. I guess RW dems need the friggin' *house* to fall on 'em before....

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 10:14 AM

Dec 2012

.... they wake up to the basic moral/ethical character of the..... ummmm..... " pragmatic" Dems they've been nominating and electing.

And this guy was WHERE before he was mayor? Advising WHOM??.

Yuck.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,354 posts)

3. Working with the mob? Rahm is looking sleazier day by day

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 11:09 AM

Dec 2012

Blagojevich is looking pure and innocent by comparison.

marsis

(301 posts)

4. You have to understand,

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 11:15 AM

Dec 2012

Chicago Democrats are very different from the average national Democrat. They have a very low regard for labor and unions and are every bit as disingenuous as Republicans. But they do love our money, it just doesn't mean as much these days because they are getting more elsewhere. That is why I supported Hillary in the first election, this last election my support went to Obama only by default. Labor is like a bastard child to these Chicago thugs.

marmar

(77,084 posts)

5. Obama is a Democrat from Chicago; he's not a "Chicago Democrat"

Reply to marsis (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 11:21 AM

Dec 2012

marsis

(301 posts)

15. True-ish

Reply to marmar (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 02:20 PM

Dec 2012

datasuspect

(26,591 posts)

9. wrong

Reply to marsis (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:10 PM

Dec 2012

Chicago dems are strong labor supporters.

rahm is a carpetbagger, he isn't a chicago democrat.

AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)

13. Democrats from the South Side are typically strong labor supporters. Rahm is a carpetbagger

Reply to datasuspect (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:58 PM

Dec 2012

from one of the North suburbs.

marsis

(301 posts)

16. Let me correct

Reply to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #13)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 02:23 PM

Dec 2012

that. There are some good labor people in the state legislature, but they do not control anything. Illinois leadership is very anti labor in both parties but the Repugs somewhat respected and feared labor, these Dems do not in any way.

marsis

(301 posts)

14. Simply not true,

Reply to datasuspect (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 02:19 PM

Dec 2012

they really don't like labor.

The gang down in Springfield have hit labor harder than any Republican ever did. Just check out what's going on in Illinois right now, they're trying to bust the state union AFSCME as we speak, they threw the bargaining contract with AFSCME out, don't forget they control the Senate, the House, and the governor's office. Also look at what they're doing to the pension system. There's not a labor bone in their collective body.

Been there done that, experience is the best teacher..

AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)

17. Your comment does not recognize that there are two types of Democrats, (1) the registered

Reply to marsis (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 02:57 PM

Dec 2012

Democrats who vote for those with the big "D's" after their names and (2) those with the big "D's" after their names, some of whom are willing to cash in by selling out the country to the rich and super-rich.

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,501 posts)

6. I always said he was a Joe Pesci character wannabe. nt

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 11:32 AM

Dec 2012

progressoid

(49,992 posts)

7. That guy gives me the creeps.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 12:32 PM

Dec 2012

heaven05

(18,124 posts)

8. this

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 12:59 PM

Dec 2012

guy really makes me wonder. He's kinda sleazy. Always struck as that. In it for no one but himself. The people he allegedly represents? Go to hell! I never trusted him. Something very ugly about this guy.