Aldermen seek to give women a forum to tell their sexual harassment stories

Four powerful Chicago aldermen are putting their political muscle together to create a platform for women who have felt the brunt of sexual harassment and bullying.

The group has sponsored a resolution calling for the City Council Finance Committee to hold hearings giving victims a forum to tell their stories.

The resolution will also call for executives from Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers to appear before the Finance Committee to testify under oath what safeguards are being implemented to protect female workers, he said.

"Some of the victims cited will be culled from the Ford Motor Company's Chicago assembly plant due to decades of sexual harassment allegations," said Alderman Eward Burke.

"The victims will also come from local hotel workers who are members of the UNITE HERE Hospitality Union, which conducted a survey that showed 58 percent of hotel workers claimed to have been sexually harassed by a guest," added Alderman Carrie Austin.

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