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Feds conduct widespread probe of organized labor in Boston area

By adamg on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 6:45am

The Globe reports on the investigation, in which former union leader Marty Walsh was recorded on a wiretap before he became mayor.

The Herald, meanwhile, takes a look at why the Walsh angle might have been leaked.

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By bulgingbuick on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 8:00am.

since the early 70's. He's white, Irish, Catholic and blue collar. Not a beautiful person, no Ivy league cred. They just can't believe he's mayor. Push what they perceive as a political weakness in hopes of stringing together a coalition to back Tito or Ayanna and bring the city back to the "vault" days.

By Steeve on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 8:41am.

Really getting out in front of the criticism by making it a blue collar vs. white collar thing, eh?

By bastiat on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 8:41am.

There's a bigger problem than any issue involving Walsh or unions.

That bigger problem is something that the Herald article hints at: The Feds themselves... And the Globe's unholy alliance with the Feds.

See www.mattofboston.com for many posts on what the Feds have been up to, with or without the Globe.

By Tommy Jeff on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 8:47am.

Mahtys doing just fine looking dopey all by himself.

By anon on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 9:26am.

about the fact 'progressives' and the so-called vault share an intense dislike for big city white 'ethnic' so-called blue collar (trades, etc.) males. Whites of especially lower middle and so-called working class (of which MANY 'blue collar' aren't; many make well $ well above lower socioeconomic status), and of course 'poor' have been demonized and used as scapegoats by especially academic and upper middle class 'progressives' since at least the 1970s. Class is a HUGE but almost entirely unspoken issue in the US, even among so-called progressives.

By anon on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 11:48am.

Where middle class white professionals generally try to keep poor PoC families from having more school choices in the name of the middle class white professional teachers' unions.

By MattL on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 10:36am.

He's white, Irish, Catholic and blue collar.

Sorry, are you talking about the paper who's city section has most recently been run by Kevin Cullen and Brian McGrory?

By ECG nli on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 11:37am.

My googling came up empty. Got some related key-words or could you explain briefly?

By bulgingbuick on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 12:23pm.

http://archive.boston.com/business/articles/2010/02/28/14_ceos_unite_to_...

By cybah on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 8:10am.

Are we really surprised he's caught up in this?

It just make his support (and disregard for the general public's opinion) for the Olympics, GE, and IndyCar race look even more sleazy than it ever was.

Mahty will be a one term mayor...

By Scumquistador on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 9:01am.

if you're so deluded that you think somebody that will take credit for bringing indycar and GE headquarters to boston is an automatic 1 term mayor, you need to spend more time talking to people that aren't on the internet

you forget who finances elections and who votes.

By cybah on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 9:21am.

you need to spend more time talking to people that aren't on the internet

Says a frequent poster. Maybe you should take your own advice.

By anon on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 9:36am.

i have no idea why you keep pushing this one term mayor line of thinking. He is immensely popular, has large approval ratings, a big war chest, and he's the incumbent. Do you know how hard it is to beat an incumbent mayor in Boston? Assuming that everyone thinks like you despite a lot of evidence to the contrary is a foolish thing to do when making political predictions.

By Scumquistador on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 10:25am.

than i did, and brought up some more interesting points too, anon. i admit that i'm not one for giftwrapping my thoughts or dolling them up here. i'm rather simple, in many regards- just ask the others!!! haha!

By Scumquistador on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 9:45am.

the difference between you and i is that i dont need this place to be an echo chamber for me, and i don't let that impact my grasp on reality. you genuinely should consider getting help//actually getting out more if you think marty will be widely vilified for the things he has done.

that just isn't how the real world works. yeah, i'm writing this on the internet same as you. except my foundation for it is based on actual interaction, not on the amount of people that thumbs up my angry remarks over space savers and NO OLYMPICS BOSTON RARGHGHHHh or UGHHHHHHH DEVELOPMENT OF BOSTON BY MASSIVE CORPORATION GJBASNJGHHHHH

am i in favor of the olympics here? nope, my post history indicates as much. do i think that this GE thing is probably being handled poorly, yep. but i also understand that things like GE headquarters and the olympics coming to a city are usually seen as positive steps by:

PEOPLE

THAT

ACTUALLY

VOTE

By John-W on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 9:48am.

I'm encountering a lot of people who aren't particularly pleased with Mahhty outside of the wonderful, friendly world of the intertubes. In fact the only people I've heard speak positively of him either work for him or orgs that have business with the city. (disclosure: I want him to succeed, but he just keeps doing stupid shit.) The question is whether enough of them vote in numbers sufficient to counter the amount of money he's built up and the power of the unions at election time in this town. I suspect the answer might be "nope."

By Scumquistador on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 9:54am.

ill quote myself

PEOPLE

THAT

ACTUALLY

VOTE

By cybah on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 9:56am.

YOU KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT ME, WHAT I'M THINKING, WHO I'M TALKING TO, AND HOW I FORM MY OPINION.

So don't make an assumption about something or someone you don't know anything about. Because it's clear you don't know anything about me.

Now, excuse me, I have work to do, you know.. like interact with real people. Unlike someone *ahem* who posts hour after hour on here.

By Scumquistador on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 10:01am.

at best.

'hour after hour' is literally something you're telling yourself to try and prove a point. to yourself. i hope you can get the help that you need cybah, you don't seem like a bad guy.

but its good that you recognize you need to step away from the computer.

By cybah on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 10:06am.

You're an just an asshole now. Now you're attacking me personally. Whatever asshole.

Go fuck yourself.

By Scumquistador on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 10:09am.

as the walls of your echo chamber break down, you become even more aggressive. i hope that you can step back, and look at the anger and hatred you exude when somebody in your online clique disagrees with you.

By cybah on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 10:17am.

You're just an asshole now. You're attacking me personally. I don't take lightly to that.

Again you know nothing about me, who I am, and what I'm all about. You may THINK you do, but you don't. So go fuck yourself.

By anon on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 2:04pm.

I have to agree with scum. You might need a little break to the outside world instead of being the first to comment on everything.

By Waquiot on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 4:01pm.

You didn't vote for any of the other people who ran for mayor of Boston in 2013, and you will most likely not be voting for an opponent Walsh has in 2017. And I can say that for a fact about a lot of other people who post on this board.

Nothing against just about anyone's opinions on just about any topic here, but sometimes this place can be an echo chamber that does not jibe with the way people on Boston (or greater Boston) view things as a whole.

By Matt Frank on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 10:42am.

Speaking of those who have become detached from reality... Scumquistador, you seem rather agitated for someone who claims to be firmly planted in the outside world. Why not sit down, have yourself a tea and calm down a little.

By Scumquistador on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 10:55am.

that is solid and genuine advice

By John-W on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 11:02am.

TEA???
Fuck that shit!!
PABST BLUE RIBBON!!!!

By Scumquistador on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 11:10am.

tastes like being a teenager to me.

though from what i understand it has a significant following now among young adults and the price has gone up? we used to get PBR because it was something we could buy with money earned from mowing lawns.

well, good for PBR lol.

By Matt Frank on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 11:28am.

John-W, may I suggest a Golden Monkey by Victory for you. Why piddle around with that %4 stuff?

By Scumquistador on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 11:33am.

that is my favorite beer

By John-W on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 11:31am.

Frank kills hipsters dead.

By bosguy22 on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 9:23am.

Marty has over $1.1 million in his campaign warchest....Mayor for life.

By anon on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 9:47am.

Unless he has to spend it on defense attorneys.

By Elmer on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 3:05pm.

By SaidEveryone on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 9:45am.

It would be nice if the Feds would investigate the BRA!

By anon on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 10:15am.

What irks me is how the city-employed spokeswoman for the mayor is crafting and making statements defending Walsh's actions before he was mayor.

She needs to get it in her head that she works for the city, not for the mayor.

By Scumquistador on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 10:23am.

are you serious

like genuinely, is this a joke?