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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Fran Spielman

Trade union leaders square off in verbal slugfest over stalled crane ordinance

Local 150 Chicago City Council Jesús “Chuy” Garcia Jim Gardiner Leslie Hairston OSHA
The City Council’s Committee on Workforce Development “subject matter hearing” Friday turned into a verbal slugfest between trade unions over a stalled proposal to require a Chicago crane operators license for any equipment able to lift over 1,000 pounds. No final vote was taken. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file photo)

Trade union leaders squared off in a verbal slugfest on Friday over a stalled proposal to require a Chicago crane operators license for any equipment able to lift over 1,000 pounds, half the current limit.

In one corner was Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, the powerhouse union that has made a $1 million commitment to mayoral challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia after bankrolling a poll that declared Garcia the frontrunner.

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