Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
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Pigs get fat, hogs go to market
All of these pensions are criminal. Greed at its finest. Been going on far too long. Bill Zettler with Champion News (No longer around) wrote his book and was sounding alarm bells more than a decade ago. Negotiating their own outrageous pensions, salaries and benefits behind closed doors without the consent of the taxpayers footing the bill. The whole system has operated like a criminal enterprise from day one. They should all be charged with fraud and abuse of taxpayer money. But not going to happen I am afraid.
Only in Illinois
Wyllie’s pension is only half of the largest pension in Illinois. That distinction goes to Leslie Heffez (Better government association) website. He was in SURS state retirement program. Leslie Heffez $635,122.80 pension (2020) 30 years of service $763,359.84 final salary 2012-03-01 retirement date. I don’t agree with the article completely because local taxpayers may have funded his contributions via details in his contract which are not made public at the time of negotiations. It could have been total or partial pension pickup. Who knows? The property tax payments made now are for services rendered today including pension pickups if any… Read more »