Major union endorses Chuy Garcia for mayor
Source: Chicago Sun Times
Dan Mihalopoulos
Jesus Chuy Garcia received a major boost Saturday in his bid to unseat Mayor Rahm Emanuel, as the powerful and big-spending Service Employees International Unions State Council endorsed the challenger in the April 7 runoff election.
The union was divided in the first round of voting last month. While the SEIU Healthcare local has given hundreds of thousands of dollars to Garcia, SEIU Local 1 which represents janitors had remained neutral and even disputed the validity of SEIU Healthcares support for Garcia.
But SEIU Local 1 officials began rethinking their position after Garcia won the right to face Emanuel in the runoff, and the State Council voted to back Garcia at a meeting Saturday morning.
We think there is a clear contrast between Chuy Garcia and Rahm Emanuel, Local 1 President Tom Balanoff told the Chicago Sun-Times on Saturday.
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mucifer
(23,598 posts)They have buses of volunteers going door to door. They took many members from Chicago to Indiana to knock on doors.
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)K&R
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)red dog 1
(27,903 posts)and bad news for Emanuel.
Thanks for posting this, Omaha Steve.
Dems to Win
(2,161 posts)Go Jesus! Beat Emanuel!
Good luck to Chuy and the SEIU. People power!
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)That Rahm's butt will be out the door.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)it will come down to how the vote turns outs..... hopefully it will be better than it was in Ferguson
Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)I am in Minnesota rather than Illinois so I had no say in this endorsement, but I am proud my brothers and sisters in Chicago made the rights choice.
greatlaurel
(2,004 posts)This will be a big win for the Democratic Party if Emanuel is sent packing. It will be a good thing for 2016, as well. Emanuel has harmed the Democratic Party greatly between his ego and his bad ideas.
Go Chuy Go!