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.”
What is always diverted is the issue of early retirement obligations.
SS offers no early retirement option similar to Tier 1 or Tier 2 (10 years or 20 years work entitlement to multiples of SS 30 year entitlement).
Hurray! Some of our city’s business groups are finally taking a stand on an important issue. After their cheerleading piece in Crain’s the other day it is nice to see that maybe they understand there are some critical problems they should weigh in on.
Why should they get less? I agree with the SS base but change the 1st tier to match.
If you want tier 2 to match tier 1 you will need to increase tier 2. Can’t steal from tier 1 pensioners as it’s their money and not the taxpayers to allocate.
Huuuh?
Aren’t Tier 1 pensioners currently stealing from Tier 2 pensioners?
No. You’re misinformed. Tier 1 pensioners were offered their benefits by the state. Tier 2 are paying too much for the benefits that they will receive to the benefit of the taxpayer. Tier 1 pensioners had their contract before tier 2 was ever hired. The state or taxpayers is stealing from tier 2. If the state doesn’t change their behavior then they will be violating the safe harbor rules and pay even more. Nothing to do with tier 1.
I am not sure paying over $50,000 per year in taxes to the State and local governments is stealing. I get next to nothing for this money, and I am the one stealing? I think it is the other way around.