The leader of a major CTA workers union on Sunday blasted Mayor Rahm Emanuel, saying his tenure has been filled with murders, school closings and not much else.
“I’m a citizen of the city of Chicago. I’m tired of reading the papers and hearing about murders and school closings and transit issues,” said Robert Kelly, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308, which represents CTA train operators. “It just makes me sick to my stomach. I’m tired of it, and so is everybody else.”
Kelly’s remarks came as the local he presides over endorsed Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, one of Emanuel’s most prominent challengers in the upcoming February election.
“We’re just a little bit upset with him to say the least,” Kelly said of Emanuel. “The fish stinks from head to tail.” ...
Read the entire article HERE on the Chicago Sun Times website.
