Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Former Chicago Mob Run Labor Union proposes $10 recycling fee

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
Laborers Union Local 1001 is lobbying Chicago aldermen to impose a $10 monthly fee for recycling pickups to raise $72 million -- enough to bankroll the citywide switch to curbside recycling.
For an informative history on Laborers Union Local 1001 here's the massive civil RICO indictment from the United States Department of Justice. Here's a look from the Chicago Sun-Times on the mob/union known at 1001. To be pro-union from Chicago!