Survey says Chicago city workers less likely to blow whistle on misconduct

The Chicago Tribune reports:

Chicago city workers are less likely to report job-related misconduct than their counterparts elsewhere, largely because they don’t believe the problem will be fixed and they fear retaliation from bosses, a new survey by Mayor Richard Daley's hiring compliance office reveals.

The snapshot into City Hall work culture found that Chicago employees report only one out of every two instances of misconduct that they witness. Workers for other local governments, however, were more likely to disclose on-the-job wrongdoing, reporting two out of every three instances of misconduct.

Anthony Boswell, the executive director of the mayor’s Office of Compliance, said he is going to create new initiatives, including training programs, to address Chicago workers’ concerns about being retaliated against.
“If people think nothing will happen when they report misconduct or if people believe they will be retaliated against, then they are likely to say nothing,” Boswell said. “We are going to work on that.”

Is Chicago more corrupt than you think?