Conehead Conflicts
A reporter is still asking Conehead about conflicts of interest:
Mayor Brandon Johnson taught for four years at Chicago Public Schools before going on leave in 2011 to work for the Chicago Teachers Union and ultimately launch a career in politics. But even though he no longer works for the union, Johnson remains on “union leave” from the school district.
That means, after all these years, he could return to the classroom — and earn a six-figure salary as if he never left.
The mayor’s leave status has attracted more scrutiny and concerns about a potential conflict of interest in recent weeks, as his administration negotiates a contract with the CTU that could benefit him in the future. Those negotiations have become increasingly tense and have fueled a monthslong leadership shakeup at CPS, including the recent firing of CPS CEO Pedro Martinez. Under CPS policy, Johnson — or any CPS employee who leaves to work for the union — can accrue seniority during their time away and return to CPS with the guarantee of a job.
This goes long with another report the other day about Conehead's potential pensions topping out at a few million dollars due to "loopholes" that were never closed, based solely on his four years teaching and one term as mayor.
But buried deep in the article is this eye-opener for you northside readers:
Ald. Nick Sposato, who represents part of the city’s Northwest Side, said he was on leave from the Chicago Fire Department for his first eight years in office and voted on firefighter contracts. During that time, he did not feel conflicted because council members were not directly involved with bargaining.
“Nobody ever had a problem with me being a fireman and voting on fire contracts,” Sposato said.
Sposato, who is occasionally critical of the mayor, also said he did not believe Johnson would “give the farm away” for personal gain years from now. "I believe he’s a man of integrity,” he said of Johnson.
Hey Nick, wipe your chin. You missed a spot, probably while you were shoveling tens of thousands of dollars in "bonuses" to those connected office dollies.
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posted by SCC at 12:07 AM
25 Comments:
The Alder-people and Mayor are a joke.
... tens of thousands of dollars in "bonuses" to those connected office dollies.
Hey...They can dance thou.
Politicians are the problem. You have to sell your soul to stay in office. Nick you suck balls, fuck you for selling out.
disappointed in you Nick.... Really
And it is against the rules if a police officer owned or works in a retail liquor establishment or drives a cab.
If I'm not mistaken, Shortshanks was also on some sort of "Leave" from the Illinois General Assembly and ultimately received a pension from them.
Hey Nick, stop telling people you were a firefighter, you are embarrassing the job. You should go volunteer your skills in California
Sweet Baby Jesus...you too, Nick...? How could you?
It's the same Chicago as 1975, it's just a different ethnicity looting it now. You built it, you own it.
I hope you guys are paying attention. Brandon Johnson and Emmett Welch, the House leader just pulled a move on Pritzker. They foiled his plans on some cannabis related products. This is the first time that his fatness has been publicly on the receiving end of the black agenda. Pritzker and his minions are heavily involved in the cannabis busines. He will respond, sit back and watch.
Must be a lesson here for the teamsters union
Fireman alderman boot licker
They both are sickening.
It's Time to vote Sposato out!!! His time is done.
3 of them as I recall
It's a proverbial fire-hose of super-generous compensation-packages and gold-plated pensions for Chicago's politically-connected elected and appointed useful idiots. Paid by us stupid idiot taxpayers working in private sector.
Why didnt Vallas bring this up during the election?
Et Tu NIck?
I just threw up in my mouth
Johnson supporters & state Sen. Robbie Martwick, the real boss of the 38th & sponsor of state legislation that benefited ONLY Nicholas Sposato's city pension, now completely pulls Sposato's strings. It shouldn't be forgotten that Sposato turned over the 38th ward Dem committeeman post to the Norridge carpetbagger when he resigned it. It also shouldn't be forgotten that when first elected to the 36th, he was a founding member of the city council's "Progressive Reform Caucus". His recent campaign funding records also show he rejoined the Democrat Party. So his "conversion to conservation" a few years back was really just smoke to align with the 38th's voters. Just watch when he resigns his seat, who Martwick & Conehead appoint as his replacement.
I get it, you don’t like Sposato.
However, remember there are CPD members in city council so would that preclude them from voting on police contracts and issues?
Perhaps, if there’s a true conflict of interest, then they recuse themselves.
Nick has always been a selfish fucking prick ! He, and the incompetent mother fucking mayor are cut from the same corrupt cloth ! You stupid ass fucking democrats love getting fucked by these crooked ass, self serving socialist democratic politicians that you fucking morons keep voting into office again, and again !
Cpd denied all leaves if absences for personal reasons in 2021 due to operational needs. Cps is short on teachers, why was Brandon's leave not cancelled?
All these democrats are full of shit. Call them out every.single.time on anything with even a hint of conflict of interest involved.
The rest will probably toe-the-line and vote for whatever it is anyway, but make it as difficult as possible for them at every turn.
Trump should send in the feds . Conehead and his supporters must be held accountable for all the federal money spent on illegals and the ppe loans , covid money misspent
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