You ever wonder why unions rarely picket pals of Alderman Moore? It's true. Oh, there has been a half-assed, token presence at the intersection of N. Greenview and W. Morse now and then, where Joe Moore's buddy and zoning committee member Rich Aronson's erection is going up.This morning, there were carpenters handing out flyers in front of The Morse Theatre at W. Morse and N. Wayne. Seems the carpenters are pissed off that they aren't working on the theater's construction, and are falsely claiming that the project is non-union.
Why, then, are the unions not handing out flyers in front of Aronson's project, which is non-union? Answer: The Joe Moore protection.
Why are no unions picketing in front of the loathsome Heartland Cafe, which for years has employed guest workers who get very low pay? An attempt several years ago to unionize Heartland, owned by Michael James and Katy Hogan, was smashed by ownership. James and Hogan claim to be "progressives." Answer: The Joe Moore connection.
Why are no unions picketing against any number of non-union construction projects in the 49th Ward? Why no picketing in front of non-union employers?
Answer: Because The Morse Theatre is getting ready to open in two to three months, and the Wobblies will be damned if a successful business - done completely without government grants, without any real contribution of effort from the alderman, or from DevCorp, or from the SSA#24, or any of the other local socialist cabals - will make a go of it.
Note to "Boss" McGhee: Joe Moore and his Gang ain't your friends. You know damned well that Moore and his ilk are ultimately in cahoots with the guys picketing your project. You know damned well who supports Joe Moore, and those guys don't support you. Joe Moore hasn't lost track of that fact. As the union flyers ask, "Which side are you on?"
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