Flashback. Robert Fitch has written an excellent book on union corruption. Here's a quote from page 33:
After Presser died, Jackson found an even bigger trade union teat: Hotel and Restaurant Union Boss Ed Hanley. A close ally of Presser, Hanley was also a creature of Midwest mobsters. Facing federal investigation, Hanley put nearly a dozen Rainbow/Push Coalition staffers on the union payroll, including Jesse Jr., although before he became a congressman.For you rookies out there, the late Ed Hanley was an important associate of the Chicago Mob. Hanley was the brother-in-law of convicted Chicago Mob killer Frank Calabrese. Just a reminder, Jesse Jackson Jr. was the national campaign co-chair of the 2008 Barack Obama Presidential campaign. Who else but Jesse Jackson Jr. could get away with such close historical ties to Ed Hanley?
