Shortly before leaving office, former Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Bob Miller signed a contract that covered the entire term of the man who beat him in the Republican Primary Election, Andrew Gasser.
Illinois Leaks explores statements made by Miller on the contract, which are reprinted with permission.
Algonquin Township Road District – Miller unable to truthfully admit or deny creating any record of bargaining with Local 150
BY KIRK ALLEN ON JANUARY 5, 2020 • ( LEAVE A COMMENT )
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – The Algonquin Township Road District former Highway Commissioner Bob Miller signed a Collective Bargaining Agreement with Local 150 Union just twenty days before leaving office.
That agreement points to its taking effect on May 1, 2017, just two weeks prior to Miller’s departure from office due to losing the election.
While that agreement and the termination of certain employees has been an ongoing legal battle.
Labor issues aside, the Road District sued Miller in civil court in relation to numerous issues and once again we review certain answers to the interrogatories and request to admit records in that case.
From the Interrogatory:
8. Identify any records related to bargaining with Local 150 during the time period of January 1, 2017, to May 17, 2017.
ANSWER:
“I know of no such records. Nothing is in my possession or under my control”
Related to bargaining? How about the Collective Bargaining Agreement? Would that not be related to bargaining with local 150?
Would provisions wanted in the contract being shared with soon to be union personnel and Miller constitute as being related to bargaining?
From previous articles
April 21, 2017, Derek Lee emails Bob Miller with suggested changes to the collective bargaining agreement, (called contract in the email), as suggested by his wife, Miller’s daughter, Rebecca Lee.
March 15, 2017, a letter from Union 150 to Bob Miller informing him they are filing a representation petition for employees in the Highway Department.
While those records may not be in his possession or under Miller’s control, we find it very odd that he knows of no such records related to bargaining with local 150 in light of the communications that are in the public record and actually published as part of this article disproving Ed Komenda’s reporting on the reasoning behind the unionization.
From the Request to Admit –
5. No record was ever created by You of any bargaining with Local 150 for a Collective Bargaining Agreement.
ANSWER:
Defendant ROBERT MILLER sets forth a specific objection to request number 5 on the basis of relevancy as any issues involving “Local 150” are not a part of the instant litigation and are a part of separate lawsuit of which Defendant ROBERT MILLER is not a part.
Answering over objection, Defendant ROBERT MILLER, cannot either truthfully admit or deny request number 5 as Defendant ROBERT MILLER is not in possession of any records of the Algonquin Township Road District to determine whether or not a record was created and has no recollection of specific records, documents, notes or memorandums, all of which would be included in the definition of “records” to which Defendant ROBERT MILLER can refer.
Looking at the response, Miller cannot truthfully admit or deny any record was ever created by him as it relates to bargaining with Local 150 for a Collective Bargaining Agreement but he qualifies it by saying he is not in possession of any records of the Road District to determine whether or not a record was created.
Not sure what possession has to do with it considering he does confirm, he has no recollection of specific records, documents, notes, or memorandums, to which he can refer.
So if Miller knows of no such records, has no recollection of specific records, nor able to identify such records related to a collective bargaining agreement, even though he is the one that signed the agreement just prior to leaving office, what did the current Highway Commissioner Andrew Gasser know and when did he know it?
To date, we have been unable to obtain any public records that reflect any collective bargaining prior to the signing of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Stay tuned for answers to what Gasser knew and when, and how those factors played a role in steps taken from day one.
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Here it comes, playing the ignorance card to justify the three getting fired and not honoring the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
I believe the courts have already covered Gasser/Hanlon playing that card already.
Of course this could be a new Waltz by the Dog’s, and what a fine waltz it is.
Here we go again. Robin Mohr (AKA Nop) continues to blow smoke and deflect from the contents of the article.
What the courts decided after the fact has NOTHING to do with this article.
The watchdogs have done a great service in exposing the Miller clan’s criminal-mindedness and Kenneally’s 70 page excuses.
the fakenews NWH and it’s pigeon Styf couldn’t do it bc they’re in the union’s pocket, plus it would take some actual journalists to ferret out the generations of corruption of the Miller crime clan, something the fakenews doesn’t have.
PS.: I do not regard scribbler Eddie ‘the hoot’ Kommenda a genuine journo.
He was a “junior fabulist” who moved on, after a public hiding by the Styf, to much greener pasture$ than the dying rag.
Eddie thought he should get a fat raise for twisting facts so well, but the money wasn’t there — it had to go to Styf who staged his own raise-tantrum recently, even going so far as to staging a fake ‘hiring away’ if he didn’t get more dough!
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190903/jon-styf-named-executive-editor-of-sj-r
But alas, the fakenews deemed him temporarily irreplaceable and caved on his $24,000 salary hike demand!
‘The nob’ just like it’s predecessor, “Nob” has to be a member of the Miller crime club.
Nob is Robin Mohr and worked for Bob Miller and his dad many years ago.
And what of the contents of the article.
To beat a horse that is already dead.
Nob worked for the village of Cary not the township.
Yes Miller is corrupt but Gasser is still an idiot.
How much more could he have saved by not playing his political payback games.
The last good thing he did was defeat Miller.
It has steadily gone down hill from there.
And once again you are wrong Stephen Pokorny.
Nob did, in fact, work for the Township, for both Bob Miller and his dad by his own admission.
Steve, 1977 to 1978 for Del, then Monday bus driver for Bob a few years.
Quit bus driving in 2016 before the election, and I didn’t vote for either in the 2017 Rep primary that Gasser won.
Worked for Cary for 30 years with a break in 77-78.
Gasser knew about the unionization before he took office, so the ignorance card is BS.
He wanted fire the three and tried to break the union.
He did it half ass backwards like everything he does.
With a touch of patience the three may have given him cause, but oh well $500k min and counting.
The Northwest Herald and Patrick Kenneally couldn’t find their dirty asses in the dark with a flashlight!
Actually Frank, Pat did find his soiled buttocks. It was at the Miller Summer Picnic. The NWH will be gone in 2020.
Poor Gary Lang.
Jack and the Dem are at it again, trying to cut taxes again.
Wow how dare they out do the con’s?
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/01/07/resolutions-seek-to-eliminate-insurance-mileage-benefits-for-mchenry-county-board-members/ayx56a3/
Mr. Allen, Great Work! Too bad you have endure crazy obloquy from assorted ninnies, twit, cretins and pinheads.
OK Kirk I stand corrected.
Didn’t know he worked for the township for a year, Wow my Bad.
But you keep beating that dead horse.
Pokorny means well.
On a much smaller scale the township swamp mires Gasser and frustrates his good efforts, just like it’s doing on a grand scale in the District of Corruption.
To Trump.
It’s his hobby Steve, it even has small financial rewards, beating dead horses.
Political corruption is a lively, well-fed, well-groomed horse.
There have been NO averse consequences for corruption within the Political Class.
Introduction of adverse consequences should have a chilling effect on future Bad Actors.
Stephen, not to beat a dead horse but you’re wrong again.
He said he worked at the township a few years, not a year as you claim.
Maybe your beating this horse because your testing the hide for thickness.
It obviously has thicker skin than you.
Kirk, anal retention is not an admirable quality.
Why isn’t Miller behind bars?
the nob on and stephen pokorny on the watchdog sight they say there was a hard drive hidden in highway garage someone did a forensic and found all kinds of info on it
one of you should foi mr gasser for what info was on it and when the watchdogs were given the info and if you dont get it then file a law suit for it
also ask for any video of it being found could make you some easy money just saying