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Aldermen Calling For Controversial O’Hare Janitorial Contract To Be Re-Bid
Some Chicago aldermen said Tuesday that the city’s janitorial contract at O’Hare International Airport should be rebid, over concerns about the layoffs the contract would mean for union janitors, as well as the company’s ties to mob figures.
Executive For O’Hare Contractor Has Felony Conviction, Mob Ties
More questions have been raised about executives at a Chicago company that was just awarded a $99.5 million city contract for custodial work at O’Hare International Airport.
O’Hare Janitors Descend On Mayor’s House To Protest Looming Job Cuts
Dozens of union airport workers were holding a prayer vigil outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s house on Thursday, asking him to reconsider a decision to hand custodial work at O’Hare International Airport to a new company that doesn’t use union labor.
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