"In Illinois, where plaintiff Mark Janus worked as a state employee, government unions have seen a 9% drop in membership — more than 38,000 workers — between 2021 and 2017, the last full year of data before Janus. To put it in perspective, that is equivalent to a sold-out baseball game at Chicago’s Wrigley Field. Though union membership is shrinking, the voices behind the megaphone keep getting louder. Those voices are also more detached from what workers want."
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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Unions are the cancer that is killing Illinois
Don’t forget the politicians who ENABLE the unions to bring our state down.
The day is coming where the only people in Illinois will be public employees, illegal aliens, and welfare recipients.
Good luck when that day arrives because as the system is now they need to take money first from someone who is productive to be able to give it to someone who isn’t.