Chicago City Wire

On Labor Day, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called upon Chicagoans to celebrate public sector teacher's union contract "protections" of black women, homosexuals and illegal aliens.

He also celebrated his plan to phase out tipping at Chicago restaurants as good "for brown and black women" and claimed white Chicagoans should acknowledge the city was "built by slaves" and so-called "indigenous people."

Johnson made the remarks at a Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL) rally on Monday Sept. 1 in the West Loop.

“A teacher’s contract that protects black women. A teacher’s contract that protects the (homosexual) community. A teacher’s contract that protects (illegal aliens)," Johnson said. "We’ve got the baddest freaking labor movement in the city of Chicago."

"This is the labor movement, y’all!" Johnson said.

He called upon rally attendees to oppose President Donald Trump's administration, which is considering bringing the national guard to Chicago to protect citizens from rising gang violence.

"We’re going to take this fight across America. But we’ve got to defend the home front, first," Johnson said. "Are you prepared to defend this land? This land that was built by slaves. A land that was built by indigenous people."

Over Labor Day weekend, 59 Chicagoans were shot, eight of whom died. A ninth Chicago homicide victim died fell into Lake Michigan and died, according to CWB Chicago.

The rally was promoted as "part of a national movement... for racial justice, (illegal alien) rights, (homosexual) equality,  (and) gender justice."

The CFL, which claims 300 affiliated unions and more than 500,000 members, was founded to represent private sector workers in manufacturing jobs.

Today, it vigorously opposes private industry invesment in Chicago as damaging to the environment, instead representing mostly government-funded workers and those in white collar jobs, including airline stewardesses and professional writers. 

CFL policy priorities have also dramatically shifted, as the organization advocates primarily today to enshrine special rights and higher wages for black and female workers, and only white men if they are openly homosexual.