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.”
If jbs pension consolidation bill flops, which it looks like it will, can jb/the machine point to any other long term structural changes they’ve made to help out us taxed to death chump voter/ homeowners? or I guess all we get is some temporary arpa covid $fund$ doggie treats to dupe us dullards into voting for Amendment #1.
Too many actuaries, pension lawyers, CPAs and trustees feeding at the trough, not to mention the investment managers and consultants. And the employees/unions like negotiating with managements who are co-opted by their own compensation and pension greed. Unions, being protected by law, are empowered to be rent-seekers just like any liquor license board or zoning board. This is how most governments evolve and those who benefit are both shameless and fundamentally invulnerable. The usual rules do not apply and about all we can do is rage. The media have generally been bought off so most rage is ventilated into winds… Read more »
It’s more convenient to have all the funds located for easy access. Consolidate all the pensions for stealing without much effort. Anything done by Democrats is immediately suspect.
Never trust a politician
Never vote Democrat
Maybe the holdup is if all the crazy # cop & fire pensions consolidate under state takeover than any future pension/benifit negotiations will have to be negotiated w state and not locally?
Looks like we need a Pension Merger Task Force ASAP.
They all patted themselves on the back over this too. Great job, team!