Police Union Confirms City Hall Protest

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Mar 27, 2009 4:40PM

Chicago's police union has made good on a threat to protest contract negotiations by picketing City Hall the day the International Olympic Committee comes to town for their final on-site visit for their 2016 evaluation. The Sun-Times is reporting that the Fraternal Order of Police will bus off-duty officers to City Hall for the 90 minute protest. FOP President Mark Donahue said, "[Hurting the city's Olympic chances is] not our problem. We’re trying to get the mayor’s attention." The Sun-Times compares the timing of this protest to a similar one in 2000 when police picketed City Hall four days before the U.S. presidential election; Mayor Daley's brother William headed candidate Al Gore's campaign in Illinois and the FOP had endorsed George W. Bush. [Sun-Times]