It’s the latest sign that public unions get everything they want from Illinois’ current government.
In 1995, the state passed reforms for Chicago schools removing key items from the list of things subject to the collective bargaining process, a process that almost always means public unions win. Those items include class size, length of the school day, length of the school year, student assessment policies and more.
But, as reported by Crain’s yesterday, “Quietly approved by the House late last week was a bill that would repeal those reforms.” That means the Chicago Teachers Union will have its way on those matter or it will have the right to strike over them in the fall when a new teachers’ contract will have to be in place.
Senate President John Cullerton has indicated support and his supermajority in the Senate undoubtedly will go along, as will Governor Pritzker, who probably will never consider crossing the Chicago Teachers Union.
For public unions, it’s open season on the state. Count on much more to come.
–Mark Glennon, founder, Wirepoints.
A set of state lawmakers want to extend CPS’ current school closing moratorium to February 1, 2027 – the same year CPS is set to transition to a fully-elected school board. That means schools like Manley High School, with capacity for more than 1,000 students but enrollment of just 78, can’t be closed for anther three years. The school spends $45,000 per student, but just 2.4% of students read at grade level.
Hopefully, all media will get the message, in Illinois, too.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about Illinois’ highest-in-the-nation property taxes, why lawmakers don’t want to touch the tax’s cost drivers, just how much Illinoisans’ tax burden has grown over the decades, why Gov. Pritzker failed to meet his promise to reform property taxes, and more.
CTU will find some reason to strike regardless.
State Unions are a pillar of Marxist Philosophy!
sure trying to get rid of Tier II will be next. Madigans henchman, Martwicks already all over it. the unions will have to try and keep the Tier II underlings in line and offer them a bone to pay for the Tier I $starwars$ deals–active or retired. how many retired Tier I even live in the state nobody knows