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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“Octavia Altheimer, executive director of Black Contractors Owners and Executives (BCOE), categorically opposed the measure, saying non-union contractors will be targeted.
“The trades are gone if you’re not a union, right,” Altheimer said. “You’re gonna squeeze out the little man if you’re not a union. So think about this, this is nothing more than squeezing out non-union members. It’s a squeeze out. And it’s only targeted to Black and brown businesses.””
I’M SO SICK OF THIS LYING ABOUT RACE. This bill will target non-union eastern european contractors too. You know, there’s a lot of them in the market too