The Department of Water Management had a visitor back at the Jardine Plant this morning. He was blocking the front entrance with his big black BMW. Rumor has it he smells a job opening at the Department of Water Management left open by a fired commissioner. I guess Mayor Daley might be pulling the race card in filling these openings instead of hiring a college educated licensed engineer. Mayor Daley has a habit of filling a position with someone of the same race which makes no sense. In a related story, Fran Spielman reported Alderman Austin does not want an Inspector General snooping around the Chicago City Council members. I think she might change her mind when she is done unloading more family and friends on the city payroll. The Department of Water Management has a mess in the payroll department with many city workers shortchanged on the paycheck week after week. Workers complained some payroll department employees are not trained or capable of handling the job. A large amount of complaints were unearthed in the files cabinets of a terminated water department employee. This is another version of the old "circular file". Bosses said they will get back to me soon, some employees leave at 3:00 p.m. and making less clouted workers stay until 3:30p.m. Thanks to the bosses in Central District for looking into this matter.
Chicago Clout exposes Journeyman's Local 130 with James Sullivan at the helm.
Chicago Clout presents new video on Plumbing for Kids
City of Chicago Teamsters 700 Vote. Give leadership strike rights
The City of Chicago Teamsters Local 700 will allow their leaders to strike if the need arises. The final tally is from about 2000 ballots sent out. The good men and ladies voted 753 yes to authorize leadership the ability to strike if needed. 248 voted no because they do not wear the pants or dresses at home, and 7 ballots were considered spoiled. This is the unofficial tally as of a few hours ago. When you give men and women the ability to make up their own mind and not cave-in to bully demands like other unions, you have freedom. Time to follow in the footsteps of Chicago Teamsters. Photo by Patrick McDonough
Chicago Clout presents Ask Your Plumbing Inspector February 24, 2010
ROLLER "Candy It Up" Video of Chicago's Best Hard Rock Band
Chicago Clout rocks with ROLLER a knockout Chicago Rockband
I had a great time making video for a great Chicago Rock and Roll band. More on this band soon. Review by Emery Joe Yost Roller is a high energy rock band. If Bad Company and Lynard Skynard had a baby they would sound like Roller, with the exception of lead vocalist Rusty Bullets,who has a twinge of Bon Scott in his vocal delivery and or dna. I’m really not sure, it could be a rumor, but Rusty allegedly got his stage name when he got a tetanus infection from the strings of his rusty Flying V. I would buy their record and lookout for this hot rock outfit as they pull up their bootstraps and rock the world just like KISS.
Notable websites for Chicago Clout Fans Disabled Cops.
I enjoy several websites in Chicago. One of the best is by Rich Miller. Rich has The Capital Fax Blog. I also enjoy the Chicagoist. I hope everyone takes a look at this new blog site and tell me what you think. It seems to take a pro-gun, pro cop view. It is named DisabledCops here is the link http://www.disabledcops.blogspot.com/ They have a sister website that is very funny but the name is too wild for us. Good Luck.
Another long day for City of Chicago Employees on the hunt for theft
The City of Chicago has a residency law that is designed by the Mayor of Chicago to keep a well oiled political machine in place for election time. Many of the unions have a bizarre relationship with Daley, they are there to skim money off the top of worker’s paychecks and then deliver a percentage to the current Administration. They call this a symbiotic relationship; it is like those fishes that attach to the sharks. Chicago has system that mixes private contractors and municipal employees. The idea is to play the two sides against each other to increase the production, keep friction, and increase management power over both sides of the equation. I would say without a doubt Mayor Daley and his entire Administration have failed the taxpayers at this game resulting in complete and total chaos. Today I had to call the police on a car with City of Chicago vests and City of Chicago employee identification. One could certainly make the assumption the card in this picture was issued by the Department of Water Management. The owner of the car illegally parked in an intersection blocking traffic, both pedestrian and automobile. The owner of the car was responding to a pulled water service. The owner seemed to assume he had some rights reserved for City employees. I called the Commissioner’s office and the Office of the Inspector General. This is theft of City property or false impersonation from my experience. I really hate, really f-ing hate when a private contractor assumes they have the same privileges as city workers. They do not have background checks, drug tests, and pay union dues to the same extent. The owner of this car told me he is not a City employee. Lucky him, he is Mark St**ge, he lives allegedly on Lincoln Avenue, not in Chicago, but in the suburbs. Are you glad Mayor Daley allows these people to live outside the city when Chicagoans have no work? I made a report with the CPD today on the incident. If you are out of a job in the construction industry and you live in Chicago, I would be really mad. If you work for the City of Chicago, put your kids in private schools, and get furlough days, I would be mad. If you are Saul, fighting for your job on a residency beef, I would be really, really mad. Photo by Patrick McDonough.