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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Teamsters Local 627 brought in $1.4 million in dues last year, but a third of their money goes to pay four executives on staff. Meanwhile, their sole “employee” has the same last name of the union’s president LOL. There is just as much nepotism in union employment as there is in government.
Bet you dollars to donuts they want to join the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois instead. This is more about being treated like the rank-and-file firefighters, all of whom are unionized under AFFI, rather than the janitors and truck drivers that usually fall under SEIU and Teamsters.
When a union’s top priority is its members, that union will go unchallenged. When a union’s top priority is politics and power, that union will eventually be challenged.
Unions exist for the workers; not the other way around.