Philadelphia’s Union ‘Thugs’ Indicted

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/371514/philadelphias-union-thugs-indicted-jillian-kay-melchior ^

[kcvl]

FBI agents arrested several union members of Philadelphia’s Ironworkers Local 401 Wednesday on multiple counts including arson, violent crime in the aid of racketeering, and conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

The investigation is ongoing and will likely scrutinize unions’ allies in political office, according to sources.

National Review wrote extensively about Ironworkers Local 401 last year as part of a broader investigation into how, for decades, organized labor has dominated the construction industry in Philadelphia through violence, intimidation, harassment and vandalism. Investigations and arrests have long been rare.

[Dan(9698)]

Didn’t give enough to Obummer

[Defiant]

Question is, will Holder prosecute? Not likely, unless the union complained about Obamacare.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Many unions did.

[South40]

Union members are corrupt?!

This should be in Breaking News! /s

[HiTech RedNeck]

That Obama’s FBI has busted them, now maybe THAT deserves the Breaking News.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

[EDINVA]

Not to worry. Holder will shut down the investigation and prevent prosecution.

[Hardastarboard]

That Obama’s FBI has busted them, now maybe THAT deserves the Breaking News.

I was thinking the same thing. The FBI is actually arresting Democrats (come on, you know they're Democrats) for corruption? When did that happen?

Oh, wait - just noticed this (FTA):

Investigations and arrests have long been rare.

[RedMDer]

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[oldbrowser]

The investigation is ongoing and will likely scrutinize unions’ allies in political office, according to sources.

The investigation to continue past the next election. And then quietly swept under the rug.

[kvanbrunt2]

I’ve had personal confrontations with the carpenters thugs many years ago. they would hold up our company to extort money in order to deliver furniture and stuff. armed with hammers against a bunch of computer nerds.

[blackdog]

Actually this was as a result of messing with the Quakers, who are many of the financial elite in Philly society.

[cashless]

Hmmm. Philly you say. Are they black? If you are black and in Philly and commit some some illegal act, like voter intimidation at a polling site, for instance, then no problem. After all, the AG will ALWAYS TURN A BLIND EYE AND DEAF EAR to the lawlessness of “my people”. Now if your legislature or you through referendum decide you want voter ID to maintain election veracity, then you have stepped into the Eric Zone, where whites are discriminated against openly and Congress will be ignored.

[blackdog]

All white.

This is about old money always looking the other way in philly corruption matters, as Quakers tend to do. That is until the allgator took a bite out of them.