Feds probe City Hall’s dealings with Boston Calling

The Boston Globe reports:

Federal authorities investigating union tactics in Greater Boston are looking into whether a member of Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s administration warned a popular music festival it could face problems if it did not hire union members, according to people familiar with the investigation.

The warning to the Boston Calling festival allegedly came from Kenneth Brissette, the city’s director of tourism, sports, and entertainment, in 2014, the people said.

Brissette acknowledged last year as part of a city investigation that he warned two restaurants of possible union pickets connected to a nonunion television production of the reality show “Top Chef.’’ The investigation concluded he had done nothing unlawful.

In a statement issued Friday night in response to Globe questions, the Walsh administration confirmed that federal authorities have sought information about the music festival. The statement did not provide details about the investigation or address the alleged involvement of Brissette.

Imagine that.