Chicago Teachers Union contract demands are totally divorced from reality – Wirepoints
May 8, 2024
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Details emerging about Chicago Teachers Union’s upcoming contract show just how divorced its demands, both extreme and expensive, are from the reality at Chicago schools. It’s not just about massive salary increases, but also about money for migrant students, climate initiatives, abortions and gender-affirming care. About blocking parental notification. Count on CTU’s demands to veer further from reality until the public finally says no.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 5/4/2024.
Gov. JB Pritzker calls it “ethics” reform.
It’s rare to see city leaders in Chicago take an open, unabashed stance on the collapse of literacy. To complain is deemed as too political, too racist or too anti-public schools. So it’s refreshing to see Willie Wilson, a successful businessman and leader of the black community, call for a literacy initiative “with the goal of getting 100% of Black students reading at grade level.”
It looks like the agreement was for a fixed cost. And as we know Chicago and Illinois government performance is always exceptionally poor, to no one’s surprise, there are now massive projected cost overruns. The airlines should hold the city / State to the original cost. If the answer is no-can-do, tell Brandon he can start up a city-run airline, just like his intention of city-run grocery stores. Or get the unions to offer cost concessions to get the job.
Gary Chicago International airport is available and easier to get to & fly out of vs O’hare.
we can find 60 billion to send to Ukraine every few months, or 20 billion for illegals every few months, or waste 100 billion on Israel to go on a killing spree… proves your government doesn’t represent you.