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Local 98 spent its millions: Health benefits, political donations - and Eagles tickets
Philadelphia Inquirer ^
| 08/01/2016
| Jane M. Von Bergen
Posted on 08/06/2016 2:08:10 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen
What does it take to lead a union for 4,652 electricians - one the state's most politically powerful?
Start with $30 million in campaign contributions spent over the course of 16 years on state and local candidates by the city's electricians' union, Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Over the years, the union's money and manpower have helped elect mayors, City Council members, county commissioners, congressmen, state legislators, governors, and at least 58 judges, including the union leader's brother and five Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: local98
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Where powerful Local 98 spent its millions: Health benefits, political donations - and Eagles tickets More corruption in the city of Chaka Fattah..
On Friday, federal law enforcement officials searched Local 98 headquarters as well as the home of the union's dynamic leader, John J. "Johnny Doc" Dougherty. Sources said the investigation is a joint FBI/IRS probe into alleged misuse of union funds and has been underway for more than two years.
To: Kid Shelleen
A corrupt union? Nah.
Is that area still controlled by Irish gangsters? It was years ago.
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posted on
08/06/2016 2:10:17 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: Albion Wilde; Tribune7; TAdams8591; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; wireman; Mr. Binnacle; brityank; ...
**** Philly Metro Ping ****
Maybe Johnny Doc can get a cell next to Chaka and Chip Fatah.
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posted on
08/06/2016 2:10:30 PM PDT
by
Kid Shelleen
(Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
To: Kid Shelleen
Obviously wasn't this guy.
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posted on
08/06/2016 2:11:09 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
Maybe the cab drivers union.
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posted on
08/06/2016 2:19:05 PM PDT
by
MUDDOG
To: Kid Shelleen
Is there any union that is NOT corrupt?
Certainly what they do openly with spending millions on political causes should not be allowed.
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posted on
08/06/2016 2:28:37 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
To: dfwgator
I just saw that about 2 months ago.
:-)
.
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posted on
08/06/2016 2:28:59 PM PDT
by
Mears
To: Kid Shelleen
ofc they probably have to pay people to take the Eagles tix, ha ha....
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posted on
08/06/2016 2:29:23 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
To: dp0622
ooh, they mean THESE Eagles???
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posted on
08/06/2016 2:32:33 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
To: Enchante
You won’t be seeing those Eagles no more.
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posted on
08/06/2016 2:33:15 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Enchante
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posted on
08/06/2016 2:33:31 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: All
ok, THOSE Eagles:
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posted on
08/06/2016 2:34:42 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
To: Enchante
Well there’s one thing that the band and the Philadelphia Eagles have in common.
They both suck at football.
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posted on
08/06/2016 2:35:36 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
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posted on
08/06/2016 2:36:14 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
To: Enchante
jk, I like The Eagles (band) moderately well..... fwiw
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posted on
08/06/2016 2:37:02 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
To: Kid Shelleen
So the electricians now have the shorts
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posted on
08/06/2016 2:52:15 PM PDT
by
Jimmy Valentine
(DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
To: Enchante
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posted on
08/06/2016 3:27:47 PM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Hey now baby, get into my big black car, I just want to show you what my politics are.)
To: Kid Shelleen
Hey. Nabisco’s getting demolished.
To: Fresh Wind
As a Packers fan, I am STILL pissed over that 4th-and-26th back in 2004 or 2003. Just one of the most disgusting 4th-down conversions ever.
To: Kid Shelleen
Related:
Federal Agents Search Union Leader John Dougherty's South Philadelphia House, City Councilman's Offices
A common link for all the search sites became clear immediately: the city's most influential labor union, IBEW Local 98, and its powerful leader known by the moniker Johnny Doc. . .John Dougherty, who played a major role in getting Mayor Jim Kenney elected last year and at the same time helped his brother Kevin win a seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, paced outside his home as agents searched inside.
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posted on
08/06/2016 5:32:16 PM PDT
by
Fedora
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