Wow, Rahm:
In an unprecedented act of political repression, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s appointees at the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) have banned CTA workers from sharing literature related to the 2015 Mayoral race.
According to the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), which represents more than 10,000 CTA employees and has endorsed Jesus “Chuy” Garcia for Mayor, CTA posted memos in bus garages and rail terminals barring employees from communications normally protected by the First Amendment. CTA’s General Counsel also penned letters warning that fines could be issued if off-duty workers handed out literature to their co-workers in non-work areas of CTA property.
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