A powerful construction union has made a $1 million commitment to mayoral challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, nearly tripling Garcia’s campaign war chest and underscoring deep divisions within the labor movement.
That pledge, from Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, would increase Garcia’s campaign fund from $609,000 to about $1.6 million. It is motivated, in part, by what union spokesman Ed Maher calls the “lawlessness” in Chicago.
