Seiu Local 73 Gives Mayor Rahm 25 000

• Brian Jackson/Sun-Times Media
• Why on earth did SEIU Local 73 write a $25,000 check to Mayor Emanuel?

I was sitting by a pond on a bright sunny day, watching the little ducks float around, when a friend texted to say: SEIU Local 73 donated 25 grand to Mayor Rahm.

WTF?!!

Not just on the work front, where the mayor’s been firing workers at schools, parks, and the city—in the name of reform—while endorsing tax breaks for the rich in the name of economic development.

But the mayor’s not unbeatable. At the moment, he’s very vulnerable—recent polls show him getting about 8 percent of the black vote and 2 percent of the Hispanic vote.

I’ll give the teachers’ union credit on this score. Apparently they’ve learned their lesson—finally!

“Now he’s got $7 million and $25,000,” the alderman said.