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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Of course you lose nurses when: 1. 60 year old nurses must treat extremely demanding, entitled 55 year old retired Illinois teachers whose retirement income is higher than nurses’ take home pay. 2. 60 year old nurse must wait until age 67 for social security, which is 50%-75% lower than teachers’ retirement income. 3. Nurse paid for her social security with annual 6.2% payroll deductions. Teachers usually pay zero(or, pay at most 2%) for their pension entitlements.. 4. Teachers get free (taxpayer funded) health insurance when they retire at 55. Nurses pay for their own, at least some substantial portion.… Read more »
Maybe ya shouldn’t have driven all those nurses away with your poison ‘vaccination’.
The problem Illinois has is actually a surplus of Democratic Party left wing progressive woke politicians.