Pritzker Campaign Workers Claim Discrimination in Lawsuit, Demand $7.5 Million

The Chicago Sun-Times ^ | October17, 2018 | Tina Sfondeles

[PBRCat]

“JB Pritzker for Governor has a serious race problem,” the lawsuit said. “Contrary to the candidate’s many public avowals, rather than working to meaningfully address discrimination, racism is perpetuated, condoned and ratified by the Campaign.”

The lawsuit, filed Oct. 16 in Chicago federal court, specifically alleges the black and Latino campaign workers are packed into majority minority neighborhoods, often in unsafe working conditions, and are denied benefits and advancement opportunities available to their white colleagues.

Named plaintiffs in the action include Maxwell Little, Jason Benton, Jelani Coleman, Celia Colon, Kasmine Calhoun, Erica Kimble, Nathaniel Madison, Tiffany Madison, James B. Tinsley and Mark Walker. All of the plaintiffs either currently work or have worked for the Pritzker campaign as field organizers in 2018, according to the complaint. The complaint also asserts many of the plaintiffs also worked on past Democratic campaigns, including on the presidential campaigns of former President Barack Obama and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Democratic campaign organizations for candidates for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in Illinois and other states. Others also worked as social justice and reform activists, and for labor unions, according to the complaint.

[PBRCat]

Pritzker is pro-union, except when he hires non-union laborers and works to oppose unions; Pritzker is pro-minority, except when he belittles minorities (on a tape recorded telephone conversation with Rod Blagojevich); Pritzker is for the wealthy paying their fair share of taxes, except when his people are dodging real estate tax es on his mansion by removing toilets before the property was assessed. Pritzker is the perfect Democratic nominee, a complete hypocrite.

[Oldexpat]

Yes, but he has the dead vote and will win anyway. I’m surprised he wants the job. There isn’t a lot of money left to steal in IL.

[SunkenCiv]

The lawsuit, filed Oct. 16 in Chicago federal court, specifically alleges the black and Latino campaign workers are packed into majority minority neighborhoods, often in unsafe working conditions... All of the plaintiffs either currently work or have worked for the Pritzker campaign as field organizers in 2018... many... also worked on past Democratic campaigns, including on the presidential campaigns of former President Barack Obama and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Democratic campaign organizations for candidates for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in Illinois and other states. Others also worked as social justice and reform activists, and for labor unions, according to the complaint.

IOW, they have no complaint coming.

[technically right]

I do hope he gets elected and Mike Madigan gets a graduated income tax through his butt-boy legislature. I feel bad for the downstate farmers and all but the sooner this festering boil of a state goes into bankruptcy the better. And as long as Trump is in office there wont be any help from the Feds.