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Chicago, IL (December 10, 2010) Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters (CRCC) union bosses have dropped a lawsuit against an unemployed carpenter for working to provide for himself and his family after union officials had no work for him.
After he lost his full-time job, Richard Crenshaw who specializes in door carpentry was hired by a friend who was a contractor. Up until then, Crenshaw was working as a handyman to make ends meet.
A CRCC union official discovered Crenshaw was working at his friends jobsite and union officials initiated internal disciplinary proceedings against him. The union hierarchy levied a fine of $201,250 and filed a civil lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Union Bosses Forced to Drop $200,000 Lawsuit against Unemployed Carpenter | National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation